Crossword answer
GRUESOME
8 letters · Used for 6 different clues · 10 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 5, 2026
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GRUESOME
Clues that lead to GRUESOME
Most recent firstAbout GRUESOME in crosswords
GRUESOME is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 10 times in our database across 6 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Ghastly” in the The Independent crossword on August 5, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music
CITATIONBibliography listing
VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard
ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
IDARESAY"Seems to me..."
OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order
ASGOODASVirtually
OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration
RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic
CHANCEITTake a risk
FRONTIERBorder
PRETASTEEarly sample
ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)
MRSCLAUSArctic cookiemaker
Every appearance of GRUESOME (10)
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Aug 5, 2026
Ghastly · The Independent · 5 Down
May 6, 2026
To me, an unreasonable grouse is awful · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Dec 18, 2025
Ghastly · The Independent · 6 Down
May 29, 2025
Grim · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 6, 2024
Morbid · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Sep 3, 2024
Macabre · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Across
May 20, 2022
Like slasher films · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Across
Dec 24, 2021
Macabre · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Feb 18, 2021
To me, an unreasonable grouse is awful · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Mar 8, 2019
Grim · Evening Standard · 10 Across