Nightmarish Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 24 Mar 2023

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HAIRRAISING
11 Letters
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Extremely alarmingCrossword Clue
Very scaryCrossword Clue
FrighteningCrossword Clue
Like a horror flickCrossword Clue
ScaryCrossword Clue
Like a horror movieCrossword Clue

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KAFKAESQUE
10 Letters
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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
Bizarre and alienatingCrossword Clue
Maddeningly surrealCrossword Clue
Nightmarishly illogical, in a wayCrossword Clue
Menacingly complex, as a bureaucracyCrossword Clue
ConfusingCrossword Clue

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SCARY
5 Letters
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Like a haunted houseCrossword Clue
___ good: amazingCrossword Clue
Like horror moviesCrossword Clue
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Soooo spookyCrossword Clue
Spine-tingling, maybeCrossword Clue
Like many campfire storiesCrossword Clue
Like many Stephen King storiesCrossword Clue

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BUGABOO
7 Letters
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Cause of fearCrossword Clue
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Secretly listen to a ghosts word for a hobgoblinCrossword Clue
Bete noireCrossword Clue
HobgoblinCrossword Clue

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ELM
3 Letters
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Tree with serrated leavesCrossword Clue
Hardwood softer than oakCrossword Clue
Stately treeCrossword Clue
Tree that's the title of a Sylvia Plath poemCrossword Clue
Cabinet woodCrossword Clue
Tree with a "slippery" varietyCrossword Clue
West ___: high-end furniture retailerCrossword Clue
Shade treeCrossword Clue
Street in a Wes Craven titleCrossword Clue
Stately treeCrossword Clue

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ELMS
4 Letters
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Trees along the National MallCrossword Clue
Stately shade treesCrossword Clue
Central Park treesCrossword Clue
Shady treesCrossword Clue
State trees of MassachusettsCrossword Clue
Avenue linersCrossword Clue
Shade trees on the National MallCrossword Clue
Shade treesCrossword Clue
Massachusetts state treesCrossword Clue
Shade providers at the National MallCrossword Clue

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ELMSTREET
9 Letters
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Nightmarish movie locationCrossword Clue
Title horror film localeCrossword Clue
A nightmare location for Elstree, hosting movie opening before timeCrossword Clue
One of more than 5,000 in the United States, per the Census BureauCrossword Clue
Freddy Krueger's addressCrossword Clue
Setting of Johnny Depp's feature film debutCrossword Clue
Setting of Johnny Depp's feature film debutCrossword Clue
Horror-film series localeCrossword Clue
Nightmarish thoroughfareCrossword Clue
Nightmare localeCrossword Clue

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HORRORSTORY
11 Letters
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Tale that might feature a haunted houseCrossword Clue
"The Cask of Amontillado," e.gCrossword Clue
Very distressing taleCrossword Clue
"The Cask of Amontillado," e.gCrossword Clue
"The Monkey's Paw," e.gCrossword Clue
Distressing experienceCrossword Clue

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OGRE
4 Letters
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Mean creatureCrossword Clue
Shrek, for oneCrossword Clue
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Fantasy monsterCrossword Clue
Big meanieCrossword Clue
Dungeons & Dragons beastCrossword Clue
Every other conger eel is a monsterCrossword Clue
Shrek, for exampleCrossword Clue
Hence turned into a nasty personCrossword Clue
Japanese oni, e.gCrossword Clue

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TERRORS
7 Letters
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Scary thingsCrossword Clue
Banes for babysittersCrossword Clue
Mischievous brats ultimately admit mistakesCrossword Clue
Monsters seen in time slipsCrossword Clue
Dreads mistake in time-shareCrossword Clue
They might be holyCrossword Clue
Tesla faults annoying children?Crossword Clue
Tesla faults annoying children?Crossword Clue
Babysitting nightmaresCrossword Clue
Holy ones are hard to handleCrossword Clue

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HORROR
6 Letters
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Preach to choir! minister to roar, ultimately in shockCrossword Clue
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"Train to Busan" genreCrossword Clue

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ORDEAL
6 Letters
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TrialCrossword Clue
Agonizing experienceCrossword Clue
Difficult experienceCrossword Clue
Tough goCrossword Clue
Trial said to include case for defenceCrossword Clue
Trying experienceCrossword Clue
ReloadCrossword Clue
Bad experienceCrossword Clue
NightmareCrossword Clue
Flying a commercial airline, oftenCrossword Clue

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CREEP
5 Letters
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Advance slowlyCrossword Clue
Advance slowlyCrossword Clue
Move sneakilyCrossword Clue
Radiohead's highest-selling singleCrossword Clue
Unsavory characterCrossword Clue
Move stealthilyCrossword Clue
Move slowlyCrossword Clue
SkulkCrossword Clue
Look Conservative leader up and find unpleasant smarmy personCrossword Clue
Look Conservative leader up and find unpleasant smarmy personCrossword Clue

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ELMST
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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
Nightmare loc. of filmCrossword Clue

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ENSOR
5 Letters
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Belgian Surrealist painter JamesCrossword Clue
Belgian surrealist painter JamesCrossword Clue
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Former CNN journalist DavidCrossword Clue
Belgian artist beheaded art suppressorCrossword Clue
"Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889" artistCrossword Clue

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INCUBI
6 Letters
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Trendy art movement censoring sadomasochistic nightmaresCrossword Clue
Nightmare scenarios because of copper having picked up bribeCrossword Clue
Nighttime demonsCrossword Clue
Demons one youngster encountered in Northern IrelandCrossword Clue
Night demonsCrossword Clue
Some evil spiritsCrossword Clue
Smart young reporter, one causing nightmaresCrossword Clue
Night-time threats to femalesCrossword Clue
Fiends in India trapping small bearCrossword Clue

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EARLDOM
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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Jurisdiction of an English nobleCrossword Clue
Noble rankCrossword Clue
Rank older man, almost entirely drunkCrossword Clue
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Lord made poorly, died leaving his estateCrossword Clue
Cockneys flung those things in Wessex?Crossword Clue
Cockney’s flung those things in Wessex?Crossword Clue
Rank deal: more cut offCrossword Clue
Rank of a hereditary peer, husband of a countessCrossword Clue

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HELLESPONT
10 Letters
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HAIRRAISING

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KAFKAESQUE

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SCARY

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BUGABOO

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ELM

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ELMS

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ELMSTREET

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HORRORSTORY

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OGRE

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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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