Crossword answer
DREAR
5 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 15 appearances · Last seen The Independent, May 20, 2026
Letter pattern
DREAR
Clues that lead to DREAR
Most recent firstAbout DREAR in crosswords
DREAR is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 15 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Dispirited daughter getting behind” in the The Independent crossword on May 20, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
SAGESWise people
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
FIREDDismissed
SARGENCO nickname
LEMMAPremise of large book set in Highbury
SQUIDOctopus cousin
OUNCEUnit of weight
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
WELDSFuses with a blowtorch
LARGESize above medium
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
SHEENFabric's luster
Every appearance of DREAR (15)
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May 20, 2026
Dispirited daughter getting behind · The Independent · 28 Across
Apr 24, 2026
Miserable · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Jul 2, 2025
Dismal · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Nov 17, 2024
Flat bottom on which daughter stands · The Independent · 24 Down
Oct 21, 2024
Dismal · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Sep 24, 2024
Dismal · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 2, 2024
Dismal · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Feb 29, 2024
Dismal · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Dec 31, 2021
Gloomy, in poetry · Daily Themed · 15 Across
Dec 25, 2020
Miserable · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Apr 25, 2019
Dismal · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 28, 2018
Dismal · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Aug 1, 2018
Dismal · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 15, 2018
Dismal · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Feb 1, 2018
Dismal · Evening Standard · 30 Across