Clues for the word "DIRE"
We've had 157 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 684 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on July 23, 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
- ___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America)
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - July 23, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - July 18, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - July 03, 2026
- Daily American - July 02, 2026
- Mirror Daily - June 16, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - June 06, 2026
- Daily American - May 29, 2026
- Daily American - May 28, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - May 26, 2026
- New York Times - May 14, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - April 28, 2026
- Daily American - April 07, 2026
- New York Times - March 31, 2026
- Mindfood Daily - March 09, 2026
- Daily American - February 25, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 25, 2026
- 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
- Mirror Daily - January 13, 2026
- Your Life Choices - 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
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