Clues for the word "DIRE"
We've had 153 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 615 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on December 19, 2024.
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
Last Seen In
- 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
- Daily American - October 11, 2024
- USA Today - 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
- Mirror Daily - August 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 21, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 17, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - August 14, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 21, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 17, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - July 10, 2024
- Mirror Daily - July 07, 2024
- Daily American - July 01, 2024
- Mirror Daily - June 20, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 12, 2024
- New York Times - June 09, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 03, 2024
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