Most dreadful Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Thursday, January 29, 1998 · 47-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, January 29, 1998.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 29, 1998 · 47-Down · 6 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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