Dreadful, as circumstances Crossword Clue
4 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, June 20, 2017 · 38-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between May 2004 and June 2017.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · June 20, 2017 · 38-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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