Nightmarish Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 24 Mar 2023

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HAIRRAISING
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Blood-curdlingCrossword Clue
Extremely alarmingCrossword Clue

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KAFKAESQUE
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Fake squeaks potentially nightmarishCrossword Clue
Fake quakes, awfully reminiscent of a Czech novelistCrossword Clue
Starts to know arse from elbow, gets interrupted by awful squeak, it's like a nightmareCrossword Clue
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Maddeningly surrealCrossword Clue

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SCARY
5 Letters
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Like graveyards at nightCrossword Clue
Like a good haunted houseCrossword Clue
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Like a haunted houseCrossword Clue
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Like horror moviesCrossword Clue
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Soooo spookyCrossword Clue
Spine-tingling, maybeCrossword Clue
Like many campfire storiesCrossword Clue

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BUGABOO
7 Letters
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Cause of undue anxietyCrossword Clue
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Bete noireCrossword Clue
HobgoblinCrossword Clue

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ELM
3 Letters
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Stately treeCrossword Clue
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Shade sourceCrossword Clue
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Hedgerow treeCrossword Clue

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ELMS
4 Letters
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Colonnade treesCrossword Clue
Stately treesCrossword Clue
Trees providing a natural canopyCrossword Clue
Shade sourcesCrossword Clue
Shade treesCrossword Clue
Stately shade treesCrossword Clue
Stately treesCrossword Clue
Certain shade treesCrossword Clue
Symbols of wisdomCrossword Clue
Trees along the National MallCrossword Clue

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ELMSTREET
9 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Nightmarish movie locationCrossword Clue
Title horror film localeCrossword Clue
A nightmare location for Elstree, hosting movie opening before timeCrossword Clue

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HORRORSTORY
11 Letters
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"The Cask of Amontillado," e.gCrossword Clue
Very distressing taleCrossword Clue
"The Cask of Amontillado," e.gCrossword Clue

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OGRE
4 Letters
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EverQuest monsterCrossword Clue
Fantasy monsterCrossword Clue
Hulking bruteCrossword Clue
Cruel personCrossword Clue

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TERRORS
7 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Scary thingsCrossword Clue
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Tesla faults annoying children?Crossword Clue
Tesla faults annoying children?Crossword Clue

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HORROR
6 Letters
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ORDEAL
6 Letters
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TrialCrossword Clue
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Tough goCrossword Clue
Trial said to include case for defenceCrossword Clue
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NightmareCrossword Clue
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CREEP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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Radiohead's highest-selling singleCrossword Clue
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SkulkCrossword Clue
Look Conservative leader up and find unpleasant smarmy personCrossword Clue

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ELMST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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Horror film locCrossword Clue
Horror film locCrossword Clue
Sign in many a tree-lined nabeCrossword Clue
Nightmarish address, for shortCrossword Clue
Part of a horror film address, for shortCrossword Clue
Horror film locale, in briefCrossword Clue
Horror film locCrossword Clue
Wes Craven film locale: AbbrCrossword Clue
Title loc. in six horror filmsCrossword Clue

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ENSOR
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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INCUBI
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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Nighttime demonsCrossword Clue
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Night demonsCrossword Clue
Some evil spiritsCrossword Clue
Smart young reporter, one causing nightmaresCrossword Clue
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EARLDOM
7 Letters
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HELLESPONT
10 Letters
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Nightmarish Crossword Clue

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HAIRRAISING

2 RELATED CLUES

KAFKAESQUE

5 RELATED CLUES

SCARY

10 RELATED CLUES

BUGABOO

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ELM

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ELMS

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ELMSTREET

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HORRORSTORY

4 RELATED CLUES

OGRE

10 RELATED CLUES

TERRORS

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HORROR

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ORDEAL

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CREEP

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ELMST

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ENSOR

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INCUBI

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EARLDOM

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HELLESPONT

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