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4 letters · New York Times · Friday, September 30, 2005 · 1-Down
Appeared in 7 New York Times Crosswords between October 1994 and September 2005.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 30, 2005 · 1-Down · 4 letters
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causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
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Other answers seen for this clue
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