Crossword answer
FRIGHTFUL
9 letters · Used for 4 different clues · 7 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, October 21, 2025
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FRIGHTFUL
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FRIGHTFUL is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 7 times in our database across 4 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Shocking, though seemingly quite proper to a fathead” in the Evening Standard crossword on October 21, 2025.
Other 9-letter answers
NEWSNIGHTBBC current affairs programme launched in 1980
BOOKVALUEAccounting calculation
TOTHESIDEWhere a wallflower often stands
STRAIGHTAKind of student
THEARTIST2011 French film that won a Best Picture Oscar
COMMONERAModern dating phrase
TEDDANSONActor best known for playing Sam Malone in the US sitcom Cheers
CORNSALSAMix with kernels
CATAMARANA yacht or other boat with twin hulls
ALONETIMEChance to recharge one's social battery
RICKSTEINEnglish celebrity chef who opened his first seafood restaurant in Padstow in 1975
ALTENDINGPost-credits scene, perhaps
ESCARTISTMagician in a straitjacket and handcuffs, maybe
MARGARITACocktail of tequila, lemon or lime juice, and an orange-flavoured liqueur
Every appearance of FRIGHTFUL (7)
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Oct 21, 2025
Shocking, though seemingly quite proper to a fathead · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jan 10, 2025
Awful · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Dec 2, 2022
Awful · Evening Standard · 36 Across
May 12, 2022
Distressing · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Oct 15, 2021
Loud and just awful · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Apr 23, 2020
Shocking, though seemingly quite proper to a fathead · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Dec 7, 2018
Awful · Evening Standard · 23 Across