Troubling Crossword Clue
9 letters · New York Times · Monday, July 23, 2012 · 11-Down
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between December 2005 and July 2012.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · July 23, 2012 · 11-Down · 9 letters
WORRISOME0 of 9 letters revealed
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causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
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