Plaintive Crossword Clue

Last seen: CS, 01 Jan 2015

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SAD
3 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
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DownCrossword Clue

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ELEGIAC
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
MournfulCrossword Clue
Poetically lamenting something pastCrossword Clue
Mournful, as poetryCrossword Clue
Mournful — eg AliceCrossword Clue
Sad English member upset CIACrossword Clue
Sad end of mammal in calamitous ice ageCrossword Clue
Legacies largely corrupt - sadCrossword Clue
Like a keen learner, say, one in each class initiallyCrossword Clue
Mournful English, and Gaelic outpouringCrossword Clue

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DOLEFUL
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Sad when stuffed with pineapple brand?Crossword Clue
Gloomy and sad as an old failed Republican presidential candidate?Crossword Clue
Handouts only 75% complete, ones miserableCrossword Clue
Miserable benefit payment almost completeCrossword Clue
Threatening to have party for graduate suffering griefCrossword Clue
CheerlessCrossword Clue
JoylessCrossword Clue
Financial support almost complete, still sadCrossword Clue
Old flue needs replacing, thats sadCrossword Clue

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MINOR
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Secondary subject for a college studentCrossword Clue
Opposite of majorCrossword Clue
Lesser in importanceCrossword Clue
Like a key that may evoke sadnessCrossword Clue
Secondary area of studyCrossword Clue
InconsequentialCrossword Clue
UnimportantCrossword Clue
One’s not yet an adultCrossword Clue
Key typeCrossword Clue
Morris, Asia or Ursa ___Crossword Clue

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MOURNFUL
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
GloomyCrossword Clue
GrievingCrossword Clue
MelancholyCrossword Clue
Gloomy second novel unfurls endlesslyCrossword Clue
Lugubrious doctor with contents of vase?Crossword Clue
LugubriousCrossword Clue
Heavy-heartedCrossword Clue
Second pot not quite full? Thats sadCrossword Clue

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QUERULOUS
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
PetulantCrossword Clue
WhinyCrossword Clue
Peevish Queen reformed rule over AmericaCrossword Clue
PeevishCrossword Clue
Complaining - question on loss of capital by Peru almost badCrossword Clue
ArgumentativeCrossword Clue
Petulant Queen rules capriciously - involving you having head cut offCrossword Clue

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RUEFUL
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
ShamefacedCrossword Clue
Sorry when 60% of funds lost during revolutionary ruleCrossword Clue
Apologetic, runs back to Daihatsu with free fuelCrossword Clue
ContriteCrossword Clue
Melancholy way of the French footloose richCrossword Clue
Four regularly break new rule, repentingCrossword Clue
Melancholy skipper with no more appetite, were toldCrossword Clue
Foul regularly, breaking rule, confused and repentantCrossword Clue
Nice street almost packed - sorry!Crossword Clue
PenitentCrossword Clue

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BLEAT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What the shepherd heard, perhapsCrossword Clue
Sheep's peepCrossword Clue
Complain win against one side’s overshadowedCrossword Clue
ComplainCrossword Clue
Sheep's soundCrossword Clue
Ewe said it!Crossword Clue
Sound from a sheepCrossword Clue
Lamb's cryCrossword Clue
Sheep soundCrossword Clue
Complain sheepishly?Crossword Clue

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WAIL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cry noisilyCrossword Clue
Cry of despair – like a banshee’s?Crossword Clue
SobCrossword Clue
Cry outCrossword Clue
Siren soundCrossword Clue
Sound from a saxophoneCrossword Clue
Cry loudlyCrossword Clue
Cry miserablyCrossword Clue
Banshee’s callCrossword Clue
KeenCrossword Clue

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AHME
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
[Sigh]Crossword Clue
"Alas …"Crossword Clue
Sighed wordsCrossword Clue
Wistful sighCrossword Clue
Melodramatic sighCrossword Clue
Sigh of lamentCrossword Clue
Weary sighCrossword Clue
Expression of lamentationCrossword Clue
"Alas!"Crossword Clue
"Alas ... "Crossword Clue

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DIRGE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
RequiemCrossword Clue
Track of one's tears?Crossword Clue
Sorrowful songCrossword Clue
Dolorous songCrossword Clue
Mournful songCrossword Clue
Mournful tuneCrossword Clue
Musical lamentCrossword Clue
Beginning to groan in dreadful lamentCrossword Clue
Groups leader cutting dreadful sad songCrossword Clue
Somber songCrossword Clue

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DIRGES
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Mournful songsCrossword Clue
Funereal compositionsCrossword Clue
Some somber musicCrossword Clue
Funeral hymnsCrossword Clue
Passing scores?Crossword Clue
Mournful compositionsCrossword Clue
Passing scores?Crossword Clue
Mournful melodiesCrossword Clue

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ELEGIES
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mournful poemsCrossword Clue
Lamenting linesCrossword Clue
Laments idea oddly to cut European membersCrossword Clue
Laments English members taking to witCrossword Clue
Sad songsCrossword Clue
Laments idea regularly adopted by European membersCrossword Clue
Laments brutal siege after the Spanish returnCrossword Clue
Melancholy poemsCrossword Clue
Poetic lamentsCrossword Clue
Laments English that is accepted by membersCrossword Clue

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ELEGISTS
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Support in extraordinary sites for plaintive poetsCrossword Clue
Poets, say, in European cataloguesCrossword Clue
Grey et alCrossword Clue
Writers of lamentationsCrossword Clue

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ELEGY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"O Captain! My Captain!," for oneCrossword Clue
Woeful wordsCrossword Clue
Sorrowful songCrossword Clue
Poem of mourningCrossword Clue
Recalling my entertaining line on ultimately very sad songCrossword Clue
Solemn poemCrossword Clue
Parting wordsCrossword Clue
Solemn stanzasCrossword Clue
Mournful verseCrossword Clue
Novel, e.g. Yellowface containing sombre poemCrossword Clue

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GROAN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rhyming partner of moanCrossword Clue
React to a bad jokeCrossword Clue
Reaction to many a dad jokeCrossword Clue
[Here we go again]Crossword Clue
Reaction to an awful punCrossword Clue
Matriarch imbibes fourth of Famous GrouseCrossword Clue
Unhappy sound got bigger, as heardCrossword Clue
Classic reaction to a punCrossword Clue
[But I don't wanna do my homework!]Crossword Clue
Complaint of old lady needing to inhale oxygenCrossword Clue

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HOWL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Coyote's cryCrossword Clue
Wolf's callCrossword Clue
Coyote callCrossword Clue
Allen Ginsberg poem which begins, “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness”Crossword Clue
React to something hilariousCrossword Clue
Laugh – or cryCrossword Clue
Wolf's bayCrossword Clue
Doleful canine cry; Ginsberg poemCrossword Clue
Wolf's call to the moonCrossword Clue
Bay, sayCrossword Clue

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MAA
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Barnyard bleatCrossword Clue
Goat's bleatCrossword Clue
Goat's bleatCrossword Clue
Billy bawl?Crossword Clue
"I'm a goat!"Crossword Clue
"Ewe OK?"Crossword Clue
Goat's bleatCrossword Clue
Barnyard bleatCrossword Clue
Petting zoo noiseCrossword Clue
Farm cryCrossword Clue

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MEOW
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cat callCrossword Clue
"Listen up, human, Kitty speaking!"Crossword Clue
Persian greeting?Crossword Clue
Copy cats?Crossword Clue
Cat's "Please pet me"Crossword Clue
"Cat treat. Now."Crossword Clue
Sound from a tabbyCrossword Clue
"Cat food, please!"Crossword Clue
"Hi, hello, you just bought me a toy, but I only care about the box"Crossword Clue
Cat's noiseCrossword Clue

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MEW
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Kitten's soundCrossword Clue
Kitty's soundCrossword Clue
Sound in a vet's officeCrossword Clue
Kitten's soundCrossword Clue
Sound from a litter boxCrossword Clue
Pokémon with a catlike appearanceCrossword Clue
Kitten's callCrossword Clue
Kitten's cryCrossword Clue
Kitten's cryCrossword Clue
Animal cry that sounds like a Greek letterCrossword Clue

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MOAN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Complain loudlyCrossword Clue
Haunted house soundCrossword Clue
Ghostly soundCrossword Clue
WailCrossword Clue
Sound from an enthusiastic dinerCrossword Clue
Apt rhyme for "groan"Crossword Clue
Sound made after biting into something deliciousCrossword Clue
Haunted house soundCrossword Clue
Ghostly soundCrossword Clue
Ghostly sound effectCrossword Clue

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MOANS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sounds heard in haunted housesCrossword Clue
GripesCrossword Clue
Haunted house noisesCrossword Clue
Sounds from a child after they're told to turn off the TV, maybeCrossword Clue
Haunted house soundsCrossword Clue
KvetchesCrossword Clue
Haunted house soundsCrossword Clue
Does grouse: bird with sides of noodlesCrossword Clue
Spooky soundsCrossword Clue
Sounds that might accompany foot-draggingCrossword Clue

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OBOE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Wind with keysCrossword Clue
Most common instrument in New York Times crosswords, with over 800 appearancesCrossword Clue
Certain woodwind instrumentCrossword Clue
Yamaha productCrossword Clue
Orchestra-tuning instrumentCrossword Clue
Orchestral woodwindCrossword Clue
Slender woodwindCrossword Clue
The duck in "Peter and the Wolf"Crossword Clue
Elizabeth Koch Tiscione's instrumentCrossword Clue
Double-reed in baroque popCrossword Clue

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SIGH
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
You might heave a big oneCrossword Clue
Weary soundCrossword Clue
"Not again . . ." soundCrossword Clue
Sound of relief or exasperationCrossword Clue
Wistful exhalationCrossword Clue
[Not this again!]Crossword Clue
"I just can't catch a break" soundCrossword Clue
Sound of either weariness or reliefCrossword Clue
Sound of reliefCrossword Clue
Exasperated soundCrossword Clue

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SOB
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cry hardCrossword Clue
[Waaaaah!]Crossword Clue
Break down in tearsCrossword Clue
Weep loudlyCrossword Clue
Cry, cry, cryCrossword Clue
WeepCrossword Clue
Cry loudlyCrossword Clue
Cry noisilyCrossword Clue
___ storyCrossword Clue
Weep noisilyCrossword Clue

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WAH
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Baby's cryCrossword Clue
"Quit crying, ya big baby!"Crossword Clue
Nursery cryCrossword Clue
Baby's cryCrossword Clue
Crying soundCrossword Clue
Crying soundCrossword Clue
Sad trombone soundCrossword Clue
Infant's cryCrossword Clue
Crying baby's soundCrossword Clue
Cry from a cribCrossword Clue

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WAILS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mournful criesCrossword Clue
Blows a mean hornCrossword Clue
Mournful soundsCrossword Clue
Cries plaintivelyCrossword Clue
Cries and criesCrossword Clue
Cries miserablyCrossword Clue
Cries loudlyCrossword Clue
Complains loudlyCrossword Clue
Sounds of saxophonesCrossword Clue
Cries loudlyCrossword Clue

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WAUL
4 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Cry, given report of Trumps barrier?Crossword Clue
Make high-pitched, whiny noisesCrossword Clue

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WAW
3 Letters

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WHINE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Puppy's plaintCrossword Clue
Say "This isn't fair!," sayCrossword Clue
Sound crankyCrossword Clue
Complain petulantlyCrossword Clue
Complaint one enters when maltreatedCrossword Clue
KvetchCrossword Clue
Moan and groanCrossword Clue
Moan and groanCrossword Clue
Complain annoyinglyCrossword Clue
BellyacheCrossword Clue

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ALAS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Word said with a sighCrossword Clue
"Sadly . . ."Crossword Clue
"That's a real shame"Crossword Clue
[Sigh]Crossword Clue
Sad sighCrossword Clue
"What a shame!"Crossword Clue
"Sadly ... "Crossword Clue
Woeful sighCrossword Clue
"Unfortunately . . ."Crossword Clue
"I wish it were otherwise . . ."Crossword Clue

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ETTU
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Seriously, YOU betrayed me?"Crossword Clue
"You're betraying me too?!"Crossword Clue
Ides of March rebukeCrossword Clue
Words to a betrayerCrossword Clue
"You're betraying me?"Crossword Clue
Latin "Not you too!?"Crossword Clue
"You're double-crossing me too?!"Crossword Clue
Accusatory wordsCrossword Clue
"___, Brute?"Crossword Clue
Caesar's addressing?Crossword Clue

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FADO
4 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Football bosses note Portuguese performanceCrossword Clue
Loud commotion and blue air in Lisbon?Crossword Clue
Loud commotion and blue air in Lisbon?Crossword Clue
Portuguese traditional dance and doleful songCrossword Clue
Following difficulty striking new driver, golfer displays dejected airCrossword Clue

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WHINY
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Prone to complainingCrossword Clue
Prone to complainingCrossword Clue
Prone to complainingCrossword Clue
Like a sleepy toddlerCrossword Clue
SnivelingCrossword Clue
Prone to complainingCrossword Clue
Prone to beefingCrossword Clue
Prone to beefingCrossword Clue

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PESOS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mexican bucksCrossword Clue
Mexican moolahCrossword Clue
Money in SinaloaCrossword Clue
Buenos Aires cashCrossword Clue
Cozumel coinsCrossword Clue
Change in ChihuahuaCrossword Clue
Cancun currencyCrossword Clue
Currency in seven American countries (and one Asian)Crossword Clue
Money minted in Quezon CityCrossword Clue
Cuban currencyCrossword Clue

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ANGIE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Actress HarmonCrossword Clue
Bette and Tina's daughter on "The L Word"Crossword Clue
The "you" in the Rolling Stones lyric "Don't you weep / All your kisses still taste sweet"Crossword Clue
"Unstoppable" singer ___ RoseCrossword Clue
"The Hate U Give" author ThomasCrossword Clue
"The Hate U Give" author ThomasCrossword Clue
1973 Rolling Stones hitCrossword Clue
"Dominicana" novelist CruzCrossword Clue
Rolling Stones song from 1973Crossword Clue
"The Hate U Give" writer ThomasCrossword Clue

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EPSILON
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Letter before zetaCrossword Clue
Suspect one has come across Greek letter, fifth in total – here?Crossword Clue
Start for Eratosthenes?Crossword Clue
Greek character fiddled with pen describing storage siteCrossword Clue
One's lip quivers seeing character from GreeceCrossword Clue
E in the Greek alphabetCrossword Clue
Greek letterCrossword Clue
Slip-on shoe ultimately designed for Greek characterCrossword Clue
Greek "E"Crossword Clue
Slip one prepared for Greek characterCrossword Clue

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THESIZE
7 Letters

48%
MANOVERBOARD
12 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
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Emergency at seaCrossword Clue

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SAYITAINTSOJOE
14 Letters

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Showing 40 Matching Answers

SAD

8 RELATED CLUES

ELEGIAC

9 RELATED CLUES

DOLEFUL

9 RELATED CLUES

MINOR

10 RELATED CLUES

MOURNFUL

8 RELATED CLUES

QUERULOUS

7 RELATED CLUES

RUEFUL

10 RELATED CLUES

BLEAT

10 RELATED CLUES

WAIL

10 RELATED CLUES

AHME

10 RELATED CLUES

DIRGE

10 RELATED CLUES

DIRGES

8 RELATED CLUES

ELEGIES

10 RELATED CLUES

ELEGISTS

4 RELATED CLUES

ELEGY

10 RELATED CLUES

GROAN

10 RELATED CLUES

HOWL

10 RELATED CLUES

MAA

10 RELATED CLUES

MEOW

10 RELATED CLUES

MEW

10 RELATED CLUES

MOAN

10 RELATED CLUES

MOANS

10 RELATED CLUES

OBOE

10 RELATED CLUES

SIGH

10 RELATED CLUES

SOB

10 RELATED CLUES

WAH

10 RELATED CLUES

WAILS

10 RELATED CLUES

WAUL

2 RELATED CLUES

WAW

WHINE

10 RELATED CLUES

ALAS

10 RELATED CLUES

ETTU

10 RELATED CLUES

FADO

5 RELATED CLUES

WHINY

8 RELATED CLUES

PESOS

10 RELATED CLUES

ANGIE

10 RELATED CLUES

EPSILON

10 RELATED CLUES

THESIZE

MANOVERBOARD

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