Discouraging Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 27 Oct 2014

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DETERRING
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INHIBITIVE
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UNFAVOURABLE
12 Letters
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BLEAK
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PROHIBITORY
11 Letters

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BAH
3 Letters
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BAHS
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BOO
3 Letters
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DEE
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DONT
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"Stop that!"Crossword Clue
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"___ count on it!"Crossword Clue
Terse admonishmentCrossword Clue
"___ Worry, Be Happy"Crossword Clue
Warning to a childCrossword Clue
“___ even go there!”Crossword Clue

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NAY
3 Letters
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"No" voteCrossword Clue
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Opposing voteCrossword Clue
Vote againstCrossword Clue
Vote against the motionCrossword Clue
Opposing voteCrossword Clue

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NAYS
4 Letters
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Negative repliesCrossword Clue
Set against?Crossword Clue
Negative votesCrossword Clue
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Negative repliesCrossword Clue
Negative votesCrossword Clue
No votesCrossword Clue

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NOES
4 Letters
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NegativesCrossword Clue
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RejectionsCrossword Clue
Reportedly is aware of negative votesCrossword Clue
RejectionsCrossword Clue

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NONO
4 Letters
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Forbidden actCrossword Clue
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NOS
3 Letters
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RejectionsCrossword Clue
Negative answersCrossword Clue
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RejectionsCrossword Clue
RefusalsCrossword Clue

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PANS
4 Letters
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Vessels for fryingCrossword Clue
Woks and skilletsCrossword Clue
Woks and skillets, e.gCrossword Clue
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Gives a negative review toCrossword Clue
Skillets, woks, etcCrossword Clue
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Karahis and woksCrossword Clue

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TSK
3 Letters
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Scolding soundCrossword Clue
Scolding soundCrossword Clue
“For shame!”Crossword Clue
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"For shame!"Crossword Clue
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Shaming soundCrossword Clue
Sound of shameCrossword Clue
Sound of shameCrossword Clue
Sound of disapprovalCrossword Clue

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TUT
3 Letters
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Old young kingCrossword Clue
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Mild rebukeCrossword Clue
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ALLTIMELOW
10 Letters
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Worst everCrossword Clue

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DAMPINGDOWN
11 Letters

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DISMAL
6 Letters
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DrearyCrossword Clue
BleakCrossword Clue
Pretty bleakCrossword Clue
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BleakCrossword Clue
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CheerlessCrossword Clue
DrearyCrossword Clue
Heart of niggard is malicious and cheerlessCrossword Clue

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FROSTY
6 Letters
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Holiday character with a "button nose"Crossword Clue
Snowman with a magic hatCrossword Clue
Unfriendly – and cold!Crossword Clue
ColdCrossword Clue
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Unfriendly and loopy terms of service accepted by cookCrossword Clue
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Unfriendly to opposite penCrossword Clue

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COLDWATER
9 Letters
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What may be poured on a bad ideaCrossword Clue
What may be poured on a bad ideaCrossword Clue
Popular thirst quencherCrossword Clue
It's thrown on bad ideasCrossword Clue
It's thrown on bad ideasCrossword Clue
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OFFPUTTING
10 Letters
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Postponed green activity on course is discouragingCrossword Clue
Start work on the Greens? Thats unpleasantCrossword Clue
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DisconcertingCrossword Clue
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YOUCANTTWINEMALL
16 Letters

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BOOZE
5 Letters
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SauceCrossword Clue
Hard liquorCrossword Clue
Alcohol, slangilyCrossword Clue
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Drink a lot, taking leak behind back of pubCrossword Clue
Hard liquorCrossword Clue
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Cross-Channel trip reportedly says 'up yours' to those working the ferries!Crossword Clue
SauceCrossword Clue
Hard stuffCrossword Clue

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ITSBAD
6 Letters
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"Things don't look good"Crossword Clue
"Things aren't looking good"Crossword Clue
"Things aren't looking good"Crossword Clue
"You're not going to like this"Crossword Clue
"Oh, not good at all"Crossword Clue
"Things are bleak"Crossword Clue
"In a word ... awful!"Crossword Clue
"No way to sugarcoat this"Crossword Clue
"The situation is worse than I thought"Crossword Clue
"There's not much hope"Crossword Clue

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WECLAIMTOPLEASE
15 Letters

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UNHELPFUL
9 Letters
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DETERRING

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INHIBITIVE

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UNFAVOURABLE

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BLEAK

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PROHIBITORY

BAH

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BAHS

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BOO

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DEE

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DONT

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NAY

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NAYS

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NOES

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NONO

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NOS

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PANS

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TSK

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TUT

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ALLTIMELOW

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DAMPINGDOWN

DISMAL

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FROSTY

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COLDWATER

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OFFPUTTING

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BOOZE

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ITSBAD

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UNHELPFUL

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