Clues for the word "DIRE"
We've had 155 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 630 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on March 28, 2025.
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
Last Seen In
- Daily American - March 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 12, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 17, 2025
- New York Times - February 13, 2025
- USA Today - February 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 30, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 29, 2025
- New York Times - January 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 24, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 13, 2025
- Daily American - January 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 03, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 30, 2024
- New York Times - December 29, 2024
- Daily American - December 19, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - December 07, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 13, 2024
- LA Times - November 09, 2024
- Daily American - October 26, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 23, 2024
- USA Today - October 11, 2024
- Daily American - October 11, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 04, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 02, 2024
- Daily American - September 26, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 23, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 13, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 09, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 01, 2024
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