Brooding Crossword Clue

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INCUBATION
10 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Brooding giant oddly destroyed island into bananasCrossword Clue
Independent young reporter in state should see developmentCrossword Clue
Development periodCrossword Clue
Process of brooding?Crossword Clue

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DARK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Zero ___ Thirty"Crossword Clue
Not illuminatedCrossword Clue
Like moonless nightsCrossword Clue
Like some humorCrossword Clue
2008 film, "The ___ Knight"Crossword Clue
--> ___" (Peter Sellers movie)Crossword Clue
Like a moonless nightCrossword Clue
Like morbid humorCrossword Clue
Blake's much quoted image of what destroyed England's 7/10 land?Crossword Clue
Netflix mystery seriesCrossword Clue

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EMO
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Style associated with side-swept bangsCrossword Clue
Angsty genreCrossword Clue
Moody music genreCrossword Clue
Genre for Jimmy Eat WorldCrossword Clue
Moody genreCrossword Clue
Punk subgenreCrossword Clue
My Chemical Romance genreCrossword Clue
Genre for broody teensCrossword Clue
Subculture associated with skinny jeansCrossword Clue

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MOODY
5 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
MercurialCrossword Clue
SullenCrossword Clue
TemperamentalCrossword Clue
Full of emotional swingsCrossword Clue
Up one day, down the nextCrossword Clue
In a swing state?Crossword Clue

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MOPY
4 Letters

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PENSIVE
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Wistful writer’s riddle broadcastCrossword Clue
ThoughtfulCrossword Clue
Sitting with one's hand under one's chin, perhapsCrossword Clue
Writes four editorials, initially, being thoughtfulCrossword Clue
Thoughtful, dear former lover departingCrossword Clue
In different ways, the writers thoughtfulCrossword Clue
Thoughtful writers I have cut downCrossword Clue
Given to musingCrossword Clue

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ANGST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Emotional stateCrossword Clue
Existential dreadCrossword Clue
Doomscroller's feelingCrossword Clue
Feeling of dreadCrossword Clue
Feeling of dreadCrossword Clue
PerturbationCrossword Clue
Feeling of disquietCrossword Clue
Uneasy feelingCrossword Clue
Inner turmoilCrossword Clue
Source of some insomniaCrossword Clue

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BIRDSNEST
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
2008 Beijing Olympics stadium, with "the"Crossword Clue
*Asian soup ingredientCrossword Clue
*Asian soup ingredientCrossword Clue

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FOWL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Duck or gooseCrossword Clue
Turkeys, e.gCrossword Clue
Fine feathered friendsCrossword Clue
Any of the meats in a turducken, e.gCrossword Clue
PoultryCrossword Clue
Duck or gooseCrossword Clue
Birds that sound like they'd taste bad?Crossword Clue
Bad-sounding creatures?Crossword Clue
Chickens and ducks, for exampleCrossword Clue
They might be gameCrossword Clue

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HEN
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Clutch producerCrossword Clue
Female lobsterCrossword Clue
Kind of partyCrossword Clue
Nest builderCrossword Clue
Layer of eggsCrossword Clue
Egg-laying motherCrossword Clue
Barnyard motherCrossword Clue
Lady birdCrossword Clue
Maternal figureCrossword Clue
Female chickenCrossword Clue

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HENS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Egg-laying farm birdsCrossword Clue
Some Rhode Island RedsCrossword Clue
Roosters' matesCrossword Clue
Coop residentsCrossword Clue
Chicks' mothersCrossword Clue
Egg-laying birdsCrossword Clue
Natural incubatorsCrossword Clue
Feathery femalesCrossword Clue
Fowl femalesCrossword Clue
Coop groupCrossword Clue

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MOPE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Act poutyCrossword Clue
BroodCrossword Clue
BroodCrossword Clue
Act sulkyCrossword Clue
Act like a Gloomy GusCrossword Clue
SulkCrossword Clue
Have a pity partyCrossword Clue
BroodCrossword Clue
Imitate EeyoreCrossword Clue
BroodCrossword Clue

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MOPYHOPI
8 Letters

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NEST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Robin's homeCrossword Clue
Baby bird's homeCrossword Clue
Egg containerCrossword Clue
Home for a heronCrossword Clue
Small tree houseCrossword Clue
Group of spies, sayCrossword Clue
Raven's homeCrossword Clue
Cardinal's homeCrossword Clue
Tree house?Crossword Clue
Home with eggsCrossword Clue

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NESTS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tiny homes tucked in branchesCrossword Clue
Homes for hatchlingsCrossword Clue
Makes preparations during pregnancyCrossword Clue
Cozy spotsCrossword Clue
Lodgings for larksCrossword Clue
Homes for gracklesCrossword Clue
Homes for baby birdsCrossword Clue
Fits cozilyCrossword Clue
Birds’ boudoirsCrossword Clue
Fits snuglyCrossword Clue

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PEEP
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Small soundCrossword Clue
Small protestationCrossword Clue
Little chirpCrossword Clue
Tiny soundCrossword Clue
Cry for wormsCrossword Clue
Slight gripe, so to speakCrossword Clue
Baby bird's chirpCrossword Clue
"Not another ___ out of you!"Crossword Clue
Quick lookCrossword Clue
Barnyard baby's soundCrossword Clue

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POE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"The Raven" poet Edgar Allan ___Crossword Clue
American writer Edgar Allan ___Crossword Clue
Short story writer Edgar Allan ___Crossword Clue
"The Black Cat" authorCrossword Clue
"The Tell-Tale Heart" authorCrossword Clue
"The Raven" authorCrossword Clue
"Lenore" poetCrossword Clue
Macabre poetCrossword Clue
"The Raven" poetCrossword Clue
He rhymed 19 different words with "Lenore" in his most famous workCrossword Clue

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SITTER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Person looking after petsCrossword Clue
Easy chance to score – artist’s modelCrossword Clue
20 topless after introduction to super modelCrossword Clue
Poser: one surely won't be missedCrossword Clue
One who usually works an evening shiftCrossword Clue
It's easy to catch obedient dog?Crossword Clue
Sober English teacher circles something hard to missCrossword Clue
Minor minderCrossword Clue
Model, easy catch!Crossword Clue
Subject of a portraitCrossword Clue

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SITTERS
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
They might be booked for getawaysCrossword Clue
Supervisors for kids or catsCrossword Clue
"The Baby-___ Club"Crossword Clue
Stay-at-home workersCrossword Clue
Paid tot mindersCrossword Clue
Subjects for painting that shouldnt be droppedCrossword Clue
Parents’ hireesCrossword Clue
Topless artistes gyrating for people in chairsCrossword Clue
Easy chances which artists appreciateCrossword Clue
Easy shots of modelsCrossword Clue

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LASSO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Accessory used by Woody in "Toy Story"Crossword Clue
Rodeo ring?Crossword Clue
Rodeo ropeCrossword Clue
Rodeo circuit?Crossword Clue
Cowboy's ropeCrossword Clue
Coach Ted played by Jason SudeikisCrossword Clue
Accessory used by Woody in the "Toy Story" moviesCrossword Clue
Cowboy's ropeCrossword Clue
Rodeo ropeCrossword Clue
Cowboy's coilCrossword Clue

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LONERS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
They aren't party peopleCrossword Clue
Solo sortsCrossword Clue
Solitary sortsCrossword Clue
Reclusive sortsCrossword Clue
Solitary sortsCrossword Clue
People who avoid social interactionCrossword Clue
Liberal pundits, friendless types?Crossword Clue
Folks who keep to themselvesCrossword Clue
Solitary sortsCrossword Clue
Ones practicing social distancingCrossword Clue

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HENHOUSE
8 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Place full of layers?Crossword Clue
No place for foxesCrossword Clue
Chicken coopCrossword Clue

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ORBS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Round figuresCrossword Clue
Bubbles, e.gCrossword Clue
GlobesCrossword Clue
Snow globes, e.gCrossword Clue
Spherical objectsCrossword Clue
Planets, poeticallyCrossword Clue
SpheresCrossword Clue
GlobesCrossword Clue
Crystal balls, e.gCrossword Clue
Globular regaliaCrossword Clue

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NOIR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Laura Lippman genreCrossword Clue
Word after film or pinotCrossword Clue
Genre for "Sunset Boulevard"Crossword Clue
Hard-boiled genreCrossword Clue
Film genre that's an anagram of an elementCrossword Clue
Genre of "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Big Sleep"Crossword Clue
Genre for "Double Indemnity"Crossword Clue
Dark film genreCrossword Clue
Gritty film genreCrossword Clue
Dark film genreCrossword Clue

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ASHEN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ghost-facedCrossword Clue
Very paleCrossword Clue
Visibly afraidCrossword Clue
WanCrossword Clue
Quite paleCrossword Clue
Visibly frightenedCrossword Clue
Ghostly paleCrossword Clue
Extremely paleCrossword Clue
Gray-facedCrossword Clue
PaleCrossword Clue

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HEATHCLIFF
10 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Geographic features linked with antiheroCrossword Clue
Warm hydrochloric acid provided by female character in Gothic novelCrossword Clue
PM no longer bluff, brooding antiheroCrossword Clue
Romantic hero's passion to steal back femaleCrossword Clue
Prime minister with bluff character in novelCrossword Clue
Prime Minister Richard perhaps a romantic heroCrossword Clue
L showing passion, over Henry and Richard?Crossword Clue
Facelift very hard to engineer for tortured romantic heroCrossword Clue
Facelift very hard to engineer for tortured romantic heroCrossword Clue

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INTROSPECTION
13 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Inspector into – navel-gazingCrossword Clue
Looking inside with interest, Ron nearly bumps into chief of police entering precinctCrossword Clue
Soul-searching pub hosts stop erotic dancingCrossword Clue
Opening piece must include quiet contemplationCrossword Clue
I contort spine awkwardly for self-examinationCrossword Clue
Poetic sort in troubled new soul-searchingCrossword Clue

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INCUBATORY
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Where Marxists govern, right-wingers brooding has such an effectCrossword Clue
Where Marxists govern, right-winger's brooding has such an effectCrossword Clue

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MOPING
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Aimlessly moving, cleaning floor half-heartedlyCrossword Clue
Wearing a long faceCrossword Clue
In a sulkCrossword Clue
Cat draped round leg having sulkCrossword Clue
Feeling depressed, give doctor a ringCrossword Clue
Feeling depressed, give doctor a ringCrossword Clue

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THATCHERITE
11 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Rightist or leftist in the ceremony over there?Crossword Clue
Mother hen in bird, tail of azure blueCrossword Clue
Blue chatter I edited in articleCrossword Clue
Old Maggie fanCrossword Clue
Not this Marxist by tradition: someone very different!Crossword Clue
Yon revolutionary has ceremony befitting right-wing politicianCrossword Clue
Right-wing Mad Hatter ethicCrossword Clue
Right-wing Mad Hatter ethicCrossword Clue
Bird minding egg, perhaps, the last of three - the one on the right?Crossword Clue

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SATURNINE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gloomy, go to bed, having paid for cover round itCrossword Clue
Gloomy function bringing in a performerCrossword Clue
Gloomy nature's in fashionCrossword Clue
Gloomy natures in fashionCrossword Clue
Grave a nun tries to vandaliseCrossword Clue
Has a turn in end maintaining graveCrossword Clue
Placed vase that is covering new graveCrossword Clue
Grumpy, like to go up and hit the sack by twelve latestCrossword Clue
Dark, rough sea, about to go to bedCrossword Clue
Desolate nature's in evolutionCrossword Clue

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Brooding Crossword Clue

Showing 31 Matching Answers

INCUBATION

4 RELATED CLUES

DARK

10 RELATED CLUES

EMO

9 RELATED CLUES

MOODY

6 RELATED CLUES

MOPY

PENSIVE

8 RELATED CLUES

ANGST

10 RELATED CLUES

BIRDSNEST

3 RELATED CLUES

FOWL

10 RELATED CLUES

HEN

10 RELATED CLUES

HENS

10 RELATED CLUES

MOPE

10 RELATED CLUES

MOPYHOPI

NEST

10 RELATED CLUES

NESTS

10 RELATED CLUES

PEEP

10 RELATED CLUES

POE

10 RELATED CLUES

SITTER

10 RELATED CLUES

SITTERS

10 RELATED CLUES

LASSO

10 RELATED CLUES

LONERS

10 RELATED CLUES

HENHOUSE

3 RELATED CLUES

ORBS

10 RELATED CLUES

NOIR

10 RELATED CLUES

ASHEN

10 RELATED CLUES

HEATHCLIFF

9 RELATED CLUES

INTROSPECTION

6 RELATED CLUES

INCUBATORY

2 RELATED CLUES

MOPING

6 RELATED CLUES

THATCHERITE

9 RELATED CLUES

SATURNINE

10 RELATED CLUES

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