Seamy Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Sunday, January 3, 2010 · 12-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, January 3, 2010.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · January 3, 2010 · 12-Down · 6 letters
SORDID0 of 6 letters revealed
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morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal"
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