Crossword answer
DREADFUL
8 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 4 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, January 10, 2026
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DREADFUL
Clues that lead to DREADFUL
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DREADFUL is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 4 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Once a very bad pennyworth?” in the Evening Standard crossword on January 10, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
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MATAHARIStage name of a Dutch exotic dancer executed as a German spy in World War I
Every appearance of DREADFUL (4)
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Jan 10, 2026
Once a very bad pennyworth? · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Feb 20, 2024
Ghastly · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Across
Mar 11, 2022
Awful · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Aug 20, 2020
Once a very bad pennyworth? · Evening Standard · 35 Across