Dreadful crossword clue

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4 letters · New York Times · Sunday, June 9, 2024 · 43-Down

Appeared in 10 New York Times Crosswords between August 1994 and June 2024.

Exact puzzle match · New York Times · June 9, 2024 · 43-Down · 4 letters

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causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

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New York Times
June 9, 2024
43-Down · 4 letters
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New York Times
May 9, 2007
39-Across · 7 letters
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New York Times
July 21, 2006
7-Down · 6 letters
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New York Times
July 26, 2004
52-Down · 4 letters
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New York Times
September 5, 2001
41-Down · 4 letters
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New York Times
May 29, 2001
8-Down · 4 letters
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New York Times
May 27, 2001
109-Down · 4 letters
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New York Times
December 9, 1999
33-Down · 9 letters
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New York Times
October 24, 1997
14-Across · 6 letters
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New York Times
August 6, 1994
45-Across · 4 letters
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