Clues for the word "DIRE"
We've had 156 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 668 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on February 19, 2026.
Definition of dire
- superl. - Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
- superl. - Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
Referring Clues
- Calamitous
- Like 20-Across, often
- Like some consequences
- Like some straits
- Serious
- Awful
- Not looking good
- Kind of straits
- In ___ straits
- Acute
- More than serious
- Dreadful
- Potentially disastrous
- Desperate
- In ___ straits
- Apocalyptic
- Dreadful, as circumstances
- Life-or-death
- Kind of need
- Horrific
- Grave
- Foreboding trouble
- Urgent
- Very serious
- Desperately urgent
- Extremely urgent
- ___ Straits
- Foreboding disaster
- Ominous
- Extremely worrisome
- Fraught with danger
- Extremely serious
- Terrible
- Looking grim
- Not just serious
- Presaging disaster
- Desperate, as straits
- Dreadful, as consequences
- ___ straits (difficult position)
- Drastic
- Disastrous
- Critical
- Needing immediate attention
- Like some circumstances
- Fraught with danger, as circumstances
- Desperate, as a warning
- Fraught with extreme danger
- Alarming
- Harrowing
- Really dreadful
- Kind of emergency
- Hardly looking good
- Desperate, as a situation
- Of the utmost concern
- Not looking good, to say the least
- Fearsome
- Very urgent
- Fraught with peril
- ___ Straits ("Brothers in Arms" band)
- Appalling
- Extreme
- ___ straits (difficult position)
- Catastrophic
- Grievous
- Tragic
- Dreaded
- Fearful
- Shocking
- In ___ straits (desperate)
- Emergency-related
- Rock's ___ Straits
- Really bad
- Desperate, as circumstances
- In ___ straits (needing help)
- Pressing
- Grim, grave, or grievous
- Portending disaster
- Fraught with danger, as some circumstances
- Like some straits?
- Urgently desperate
- Ill-omened
- Like some bears' market predictions
- Descriptive of some undesirable consequences
- Castastrophic
- Potentially dangerous
- Seemingly hopeless
- Desperate or calamitous
- Foreboding, as a forecast
- Like some warnings
- Of serious risk
- Nearly hopeless
- Perilous
- Like desperate circumstances
- Causing great fear
- Terribly urgent
- Threatening
- Horrible
- ___ Straits ("Brothers in Arms" group)
- Dreadful rage after the first of December
- "Sultans of Swing" ___ Straits
- "Money for Nothing" ___ Straits
- "___ Wolf" Grateful Dead
- To fade away outright is terrible!
- Clue to artists' financial troubles
- Frightful
- Very serious indeed
- I'd turn about with calamitous consequences
- Cataclysmic
- Desperate position, ___ straits
- Desperate (circumstances)
- Terrible being caught out of control
- Requiring immediate attention
- Dries out properties that are distressing to be in
- Terrible conclusion of road rage
- Type of warning
- Potentially ruinous
- Dr. ___, producer of 50 Cent's "In Da Club"
- Terrible anger, being at a dead end
- Terrible rough ride!
- Fearful, as "straits"
- Superserious
- Ruinous
- Ill-boding
- Very serious, as straits
- Very worrisome
- Urgent, as circumstances
- Like desperate straits
- Overriding
- Word before "straits" or "consequences"
- That terrible police inspector again!
- Highly worrisome
- ___ Straits, rock band
- Really serious
- Beyond serious
- Needing urgent attention
- Grim
- In red, perhaps, one looks terrible!
- Super-urgent
- Dangerously desperate
- Desperate, as need
- Boding disaster
- Like grave circumstances
- Warning of disaster
- Really urgent
- Serious in a bad way
- Not looking good at all
- In ___ need (desperate)
- Potentially catastrophic
- Bleak
- Highly urgent
- Super serious
- Quite urgent
- Terribly serious
- All but hopeless
- Urgent or desperate
- Do-or-die, situationwise
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - February 19, 2026
- Daily American - January 28, 2026
- LA Times - January 27, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 26, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 22, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 15, 2026
- Your Life Choices - January 13, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 13, 2026
- Mirror Mini - December 26, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 07, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 18, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 05, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 03, 2025
- Daily American - October 30, 2025
- New York Times - October 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 29, 2025
- New York Times - September 17, 2025
- Daily American - September 09, 2025
- Your Life Choices - August 18, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 09, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 02, 2025
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