Crossword answer
DESPERATE
9 letters · Used for 6 different clues · 10 appearances · Last seen Daily Express, October 4, 2026
Letter pattern
DESPERATE
Clues that lead to DESPERATE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Great speed not correct speed9Daily ExpressOct 4, 2026
Hopeless9Evening StandardJun 27, 2026
Hopeless (9)9The SunJun 7, 2026
Distraught, pestered a criminal (9)9The SunJun 7, 2026
Frantic9Evening StandardFeb 21, 2026
Even with having long time to replace leader in industry, is forlorn9The IndependentDec 4, 2024
About DESPERATE in crosswords
DESPERATE is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 10 times in our database across 6 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Great speed not correct speed” in the Daily Express crossword on October 4, 2026.
Other 9-letter answers
ABOUNDINGSkip wearing silver trousers all over the place
SOAPOPERAPotentially never-ending series then, each set of years
GODDESSESFrigg and Freyja, e.g.
POINTLESSAnti-matter?
LIKEASHOTQuickly heart someone's Instagram post
SLIPSAWAYLeaves unobtrusively
EMULATORSPrograms for playing retro video games, often
NOSEBLEEDSee blonde dancing, getting minor injury (9)
EDITORIALLeader column
WRISTBANDWearable form of admission
CONUNDRUMRiddle
SPITITOUTCurrent advice in recession, sell? Don't be dumb
CLOUDNINEUni cloned bats in happy place (5,4)
TURNIPTOPGreens convert Pip to cycling
Every appearance of DESPERATE (10)
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Oct 4, 2026
Great speed not correct speed · Daily Express · 3 Down
Jun 27, 2026
Hopeless · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jun 7, 2026
Hopeless (9) · The Sun · 5 Down
Jun 7, 2026
Distraught, pestered a criminal (9) · The Sun · 5 Down
Feb 21, 2026
Frantic · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Dec 4, 2024
Even with having long time to replace leader in industry, is forlorn · The Independent · 27 Across
May 15, 2023
Hopeless · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Jun 8, 2022
Hopeless · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 10, 2021
Hopeless · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Oct 29, 2020
Frantic · Evening Standard · 21 Across