Sinister Crossword Clue

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EVIL
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Morally wrongCrossword Clue
Like Cinderella's stepmotherCrossword Clue
SinfulCrossword Clue
VillainousCrossword Clue
HarmfulCrossword Clue
DevilishCrossword Clue
MaliciousCrossword Clue
Like a villainCrossword Clue
Good's opponentCrossword Clue

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EERIE
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Goosebumps-inducingCrossword Clue
Inducing goose bumpsCrossword Clue
SpookyCrossword Clue
Spine-tinglingCrossword Clue
Like déjà vuCrossword Clue
HauntingCrossword Clue
Like a haunted houseCrossword Clue
Shiver-inducingCrossword Clue
Weirdly spookyCrossword Clue

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GRIM
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It's not looking too good!Crossword Clue
MirthlessCrossword Clue
GloomyCrossword Clue
Gloomy, as newsCrossword Clue
Hardly cheerfulCrossword Clue
CheerlessCrossword Clue
BleakCrossword Clue
DireCrossword Clue
GodawfulCrossword Clue
GhastlyCrossword Clue

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OMINOUS
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Like an eerie silenceCrossword Clue
ThreateningCrossword Clue
Forbidding love, something negative about that very thing?Crossword Clue
MenacingCrossword Clue
Like dark cloudsCrossword Clue
ForebodingCrossword Clue
Love less, assuming nothing sinisterCrossword Clue
Creepy uniform, nothing less to be wornCrossword Clue
Gloomy pizza maker taking day off around middle of JanuaryCrossword Clue

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BAD
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
TerribleCrossword Clue
"Breaking ___"Crossword Clue
RottenCrossword Clue
SpoiledCrossword Clue
"___ was the blood of the song in the cab / On your first trip to L.A."Crossword Clue
VillainousCrossword Clue
Scolding wordCrossword Clue
"Now I'm down ___ crying at the gym"Crossword Clue
Typical number of troubadours?Crossword Clue

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BALEFUL
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Ominous amount of hay?Crossword Clue
Threatening to have no more room for packages?Crossword Clue
Second-rate beer? Drunk endlessly threateningCrossword Clue
Bitter British beer not all drunkCrossword Clue
A lot of straw perhaps making one unhappyCrossword Clue
Malignant contents of package?Crossword Clue
Menacing bouncer taking notice of you at lastCrossword Clue
MenacingCrossword Clue
Like a hayloft?Crossword Clue

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CREEPY
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
ChillingCrossword Clue
SpookyCrossword Clue
UnsettlingCrossword Clue
Like a room full of porcelain dollsCrossword Clue
Mysterious noble turning up in empty cityCrossword Clue
Slightly scary counterpart back in CyprusCrossword Clue
Threatening to go back in the middle of prayerCrossword Clue
DisturbingCrossword Clue
Scary peer goes back into empty cityCrossword 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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DIRE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Do-or-die, situationwiseCrossword Clue
Really seriousCrossword Clue
BleakCrossword Clue
PressingCrossword Clue
Extremely urgentCrossword Clue
CalamitousCrossword Clue
All but hopelessCrossword Clue
Urgent or desperateCrossword Clue
Extremely seriousCrossword Clue
GraveCrossword Clue

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EVILMINDED
10 Letters

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FELL
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Went downCrossword Clue
Took a tumbleCrossword Clue
Took a trip?Crossword Clue
Chop downCrossword Clue
Hill in northern EnglandCrossword Clue
Was defeatedCrossword Clue
ToppledCrossword Clue
Cut downCrossword Clue

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MALEFIC
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Capital if returned could start becoming badCrossword Clue
Evil master has drink with leaders of Farc in ColumbiaCrossword Clue
Camel, if ill-treated, causing destructionCrossword Clue
Evil man taken aback when caughtCrossword Clue
Not good if camel goes crazyCrossword Clue
False claim about electoral fraud starts to get nastyCrossword Clue

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PORTENTOUS
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Ominous when leaky around canvas?Crossword Clue
Of great significanceCrossword Clue
Ominous leaking about camping equipmentCrossword Clue

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BANDOLERO
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Spanish robbers a born criminal claiming benefitsCrossword Clue
Hispanic outlaw — or old beanCrossword Clue
Robbers waistcoat with cutsCrossword Clue
Dance outside with highwaymanCrossword Clue
Old Southwest outlawCrossword Clue
Old Southwest outlawCrossword Clue
Thiefs monetary handout grabbed by criminal baronCrossword Clue

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CURSE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Give a damn?Crossword Clue
Something blocked by censorsCrossword Clue
"$%@!," e.gCrossword Clue
Put a whammy onCrossword Clue
Drop an F-bomb, sayCrossword Clue
Bad luck dogs the finaleCrossword Clue
Swear wordCrossword Clue
JinxCrossword Clue
Swear as 100p missing from wallet?Crossword Clue
Blast occurs, exploding sheltersCrossword Clue

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HEHHEHS
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Villainous laughsCrossword Clue

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LEER
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unpleasant lookCrossword Clue
StareCrossword Clue
Sleazy lookCrossword Clue
Salacious lookCrossword Clue
Villainous lookCrossword Clue
Look that gives you the creepsCrossword Clue
Villainous expressionCrossword Clue
Unsavory lookCrossword Clue
Suggestive or sneering lookCrossword Clue
Unsavory lookCrossword Clue

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LEFTHAND
8 Letters

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SNEERS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
They're not good looksCrossword Clue
Snide looksCrossword Clue
Shows of contemptCrossword Clue
Expressions of contemptCrossword Clue
Villainous facial expressionsCrossword Clue
Insolent looksCrossword Clue
Shows scorn but never without five on boardCrossword Clue
Expresses contemptCrossword Clue
Scornful displaysCrossword Clue
Contemptuous looksCrossword Clue

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ASPS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dangerous bitersCrossword Clue
Horned vipersCrossword Clue
Nile vipersCrossword Clue
Venomous vipersCrossword Clue
Serpents on sarcophagiCrossword Clue
Egyptian vipersCrossword Clue
Nile reptilesCrossword Clue
Hieroglyphic animalsCrossword Clue
Venomous vipersCrossword Clue
Egyptian serpentsCrossword Clue

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CHARON
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Legendary figure with a boat and anchor needing repairCrossword Clue
Burn adorning Hades boatmanCrossword Clue
I rowed with those who passed tea aboutCrossword Clue
PLUTOCrossword Clue
Pluto's largest moonCrossword Clue
He brought the souls of the dead across the river StyxCrossword Clue
Largest moon of PlutoCrossword Clue
Ferryman takes companion forward, crossing a riverCrossword Clue
Greek ferry operator taking late arrivalsCrossword Clue
Greek ferry operator taking late arrivalsCrossword Clue

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DEMON
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Evil fiendCrossword Clue
Denizen of hellCrossword Clue
Exorcism targetCrossword Clue
Evil spiritCrossword Clue
"Sweeney Todd: The ___ Barber of Fleet Street"Crossword Clue
Speed ___ (fast driver)Crossword Clue
HellspawnCrossword Clue
Evil creatureCrossword Clue
DevilCrossword Clue
Spirit in "The Exorcist"Crossword Clue

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EVILEYE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Nasty lookCrossword Clue
Cursed lookCrossword Clue
Malevolent lookCrossword Clue
Curse-inflicting stareCrossword Clue
Extremely vicious, insidious look expressing your enmity, primarily?Crossword Clue
It's a bad lookCrossword Clue
Look for trouble?Crossword Clue
Cursery glance?Crossword Clue
It's not a good lookCrossword Clue
Curse, running across three vile yetis (4,3)Crossword Clue

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EVILS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
The lesser of two ___Crossword Clue
Unholy thingsCrossword Clue
Dark doingsCrossword Clue
Contents of Pandora's boxCrossword Clue
Lousy pair to choose fromCrossword Clue
Wicked forcesCrossword Clue
Pandora released them from her boxCrossword Clue
Terrible thingsCrossword Clue
Contents of Pandora's boxCrossword Clue
Wicked thingsCrossword Clue

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HEHS
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Nervous laughsCrossword Clue
Snide snickersCrossword Clue
Sneaky snickersCrossword Clue
Sneaky laughsCrossword Clue
Sneaky laughsCrossword Clue
Sly chucklesCrossword Clue
Sneaky little snickersCrossword Clue
Sneaky chortlesCrossword Clue

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HEXES
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Evil spellsCrossword Clue
Puts a spell onCrossword Clue
Puts a curse onCrossword Clue
Not-so-nice magic spellsCrossword Clue
Makes cursedCrossword Clue
SpellsCrossword Clue
Puts a spell onCrossword Clue
WhammiesCrossword Clue
WhammiesCrossword Clue
Witch attacksCrossword Clue

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LEERS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
OglesCrossword Clue
Creepy looksCrossword Clue
Creepy looksCrossword Clue
Lustful looksCrossword Clue
Malicious staresCrossword Clue
Looks lasciviouslyCrossword Clue
Looks badlyCrossword Clue
Wanton gazesCrossword Clue
Lecherous looksCrossword Clue
Lothario’s looksCrossword Clue

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LORRE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Peter of "The Maltese Falcon"Crossword Clue
"Casablanca" actor PeterCrossword Clue
Peter of 1934's "The Man Who Knew Too Much"Crossword Clue
Chuck ___, TV director/producer who's known as the "King of Sitcoms"Crossword Clue
Peter who was the first actor to play a Bond villainCrossword Clue
Actor Peter of "M" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much"Crossword Clue
Peter of “Casablanca”Crossword Clue
“The Kominsky Method” creator ChuckCrossword Clue
"The Big Bang Theory" co-creator ChuckCrossword Clue
Vehicle, we hear, for one-time star of silver screenCrossword Clue

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MENACER
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Someone threatening? Chaps race confusedlyCrossword Clue
Soldiers taking on tricky race as source of threatCrossword Clue
Threatening personCrossword Clue
Soldiers taking exceptional care - someone posing a threatCrossword Clue

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NERO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"___ Walks on Rome's Cinders" (von Piloty painting)Crossword Clue
Fiddling Roman emperorCrossword Clue
Focus of the historians Tacitus and SuetoniusCrossword Clue
Infamous Roman emperorCrossword Clue
Notorious Roman emperorCrossword Clue
Wolfe of detective fictionCrossword Clue
Infamous Roman emperorCrossword Clue
"Too Many Cooks" sleuth WolfeCrossword Clue
Infamous Roman rulerCrossword Clue
Infamous Roman emperorCrossword Clue

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OMEN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Prophetic signCrossword Clue
SignCrossword Clue
Sign from aboveCrossword Clue
Sign sought by one reading tea leavesCrossword Clue
Foreboding signCrossword Clue
Rain on your wedding day, perhapsCrossword Clue
HarbingerCrossword Clue
Prophetic signCrossword Clue
A black cat crossing your path, e.gCrossword Clue
Warning signCrossword Clue

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SCHEME
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hatch a plotCrossword Clue
Sneaky planCrossword Clue
Devious planCrossword Clue
Sneaky plotCrossword Clue
Hatch plansCrossword Clue
Pyramid ___Crossword Clue
Word after "rhyme" or "color"Crossword Clue
Space on school English programmeCrossword Clue
Word with color or rhymeCrossword Clue
Nefarious planCrossword Clue

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SNEER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Contemptuous lookCrossword Clue
Unkind smileCrossword Clue
Derisive lookCrossword Clue
Mocking smileCrossword Clue
Mean mienCrossword Clue
Cynical lookCrossword Clue
Snide smileCrossword Clue
Scornful expressionCrossword Clue
Sinister smileCrossword Clue
Vile smileCrossword Clue

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STYX
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Charon's domainCrossword Clue
River in which Achilles was dipped (except for his heel!)Crossword Clue
River of the underworld, in Greek mythCrossword Clue
River that's reimagined as a wall in "Hadestown"Crossword Clue
River Achilles was dipped intoCrossword Clue
River of HadesCrossword Clue
“Mr. Roboto” bandCrossword Clue
Mythical river of the underworldCrossword Clue
River of the underworldCrossword Clue
River that Achilles was (mostly!) dipped inCrossword Clue

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SVENGALI
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Mesmerising guru, one accompanying Scandinavian lassCrossword Clue
CharmerCrossword Clue
Manipulative character in TrilbyCrossword Clue
Character created by George du Maurier; it has come to mean a manipulative older manCrossword Clue
Spiritual leader leaving out powerful influencerCrossword Clue
Spiritual leader leaving out powerful influencerCrossword Clue
Laundress finally leaving wicked hypnotistCrossword Clue
One who seduces and exploits young women — eg anvilsCrossword Clue
Charmer leaving snakes under schoolboys capCrossword Clue
Very genial snakes under cap of snake charmerCrossword Clue

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VERSO
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Page on the left sideCrossword Clue
Page roves aroundCrossword Clue
School truant in Everton, thus left sideCrossword Clue
Left-hand pageCrossword Clue
Leaf on left-overs bowledCrossword Clue
Page 2, 4 or 6, generallyCrossword Clue
Left-hand pageCrossword Clue
Left-hand pageCrossword Clue
Piece of Dover sole brought by pageCrossword Clue
Left-hand pageCrossword Clue

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LAIR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
BurrowCrossword Clue
Supervillain's hideoutCrossword Clue
HideawayCrossword Clue
Underground cavern, maybeCrossword Clue
The Batcave, for oneCrossword Clue
Animal's retreatCrossword Clue
Villainous hideoutCrossword Clue
Secret hideawayCrossword Clue
Villain's hideoutCrossword Clue
Villain's home baseCrossword Clue

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PLOT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It might be summarized on a book jacketCrossword Clue
Parcel of landCrossword Clue
StorylineCrossword Clue
StorylineCrossword Clue
Piece of landCrossword Clue
One may thicken over timeCrossword Clue
SchemeCrossword Clue
Secret planCrossword Clue
Novel idea?Crossword Clue
SchemeCrossword Clue

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GALLOWSHUMOUR
13 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Jokes about painful subjectsCrossword Clue
Very dark comedyCrossword Clue
Grim, sardonic jokesCrossword Clue
German leader grants time, without hesitation, for dry witCrossword Clue

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LEFT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Didn't hang aroundCrossword Clue
West side?Crossword Clue
Not right?Crossword Clue
DepartedCrossword Clue
Not right?Crossword Clue
Dominant hand for Shohei Ohtani when batting, but not pitchingCrossword Clue
I might be -->Crossword Clue
Didn't stick aroundCrossword Clue
Opposite of rightCrossword Clue
One side of the political aisle, with "the"Crossword Clue

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LEFTHANDER
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Nasty look securing newspaper worker for PunchCrossword Clue

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BAR
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unit of chocolateCrossword Clue
Cell signal unitCrossword Clue
Word after "high" or "dive"Crossword Clue
Setting for many a joke with a priest, a pastor and a rabbiCrossword Clue
Where someone might ask for a screwdriverCrossword Clue
Happy hour hauntCrossword Clue
Place to play beer pongCrossword Clue
Cosmopolitan place?Crossword Clue
Something that can be raised or passedCrossword Clue
___ examCrossword Clue

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DEXTER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Michael C. Hall crime drama with a "Resurrection" sequel seriesCrossword Clue
Showtime drama with a serial-killer protagonistCrossword Clue
Daughter at cathedral city losing some energy: nothing sinister about thisCrossword Clue
Prevent drinking that’s wrong, but far from sinister?Crossword Clue
On the right-hand side and a little lowerCrossword Clue
Right to prevent grasping by crime- fiction writerCrossword Clue
It's right to check when there's sign of something wrong insideCrossword Clue
Its right to check when theres sign of something wrong insideCrossword Clue
Morse creator put off about voteCrossword Clue
Put off by lines on the right-hand sideCrossword Clue

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ELM
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tree vulnerable to bark beetlesCrossword Clue
Tree whose "slippery" variety has medicinal barkCrossword Clue
Shade treeCrossword Clue
Tree with serrated leavesCrossword Clue
Shade tree with jagged-edged leavesCrossword Clue
Tree on North Dakota's state sealCrossword Clue
Stately treeCrossword Clue
Hard-to-split woodCrossword Clue
"Winged" treeCrossword Clue
Shade treeCrossword Clue

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ILLLOOKING
10 Letters

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LUGOSI
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Bela of horror filmsCrossword Clue
Actor profiled in the biography "The Immortal Count"Crossword Clue
Horror legend BelaCrossword Clue
Actor played by Landau in "Ed Wood"Crossword Clue
"Plan 9 from Outer Space" starCrossword Clue
Player of monsters to pull old samurai's clothingCrossword Clue
Player of monsters to pull old samurais clothingCrossword Clue
Bela of horror filmsCrossword Clue

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MOLOTOV
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dangerous cocktail maker?Crossword Clue
___ cocktailCrossword Clue
Soviet diplomat known for his "cocktails"Crossword Clue
Discussed spy, a cavalier diplomat of yoreCrossword Clue
Type of cocktail losing crushed ice in shaky locomotiveCrossword Clue
Soviet minister gets second great deal over extracting erbiumCrossword Clue
Soviet foreign minister 1939-1949, after whom a 'cocktail' is namedCrossword Clue
Bravo to Lombardy serving a retro cocktailCrossword Clue
Bravo to Lombardy serving a retro cocktailCrossword Clue
Russians short gambit accepted - nothing muchCrossword Clue

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THEWEIRDSISTERS
15 Letters

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OMENS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Warning signsCrossword Clue
Signs of things to comeCrossword Clue
Foreboding signsCrossword Clue
Warning signsCrossword Clue
SignsCrossword Clue
Signs of what's to comeCrossword Clue
Warning signsCrossword Clue
Itchy ears and itchy hands, to the superstitiousCrossword Clue
Fat blokes concealed signs of what’s to comeCrossword Clue
PortentsCrossword Clue

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SVENGALIS
9 Letters

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CREEPYCRAWLY
12 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Unpleasant little creatureCrossword Clue
Bug? It's caught by poor player, we cryCrossword Clue

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LEX
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DC villain LuthorCrossword Clue
Superman foe ___ LuthorCrossword Clue
Superman villain LuthorCrossword Clue
Supervillain LuthorCrossword Clue
Luthor of "Smallville"Crossword Clue
Pro wrestler ___ LugerCrossword Clue
Superman foe LuthorCrossword Clue
___ Luthor, nemesis of SupermanCrossword Clue
Luthor of DC ComicsCrossword Clue
Major Manhattan thoroughfare, informallyCrossword Clue

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GAUCHE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
TackyCrossword Clue
Left in FranceCrossword Clue
Crude and tactlessCrossword Clue
UnsophisticatedCrossword Clue
Awkward, grand and long – at the outset, uncle’s hostedCrossword Clue
Lacking social sensitivityCrossword Clue
To be left in Paris is awkwardCrossword Clue
GracelessCrossword Clue
Lacking grace and refinementCrossword Clue
Side of Paris lacking in sophisticationCrossword Clue

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SHADY
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Not trustworthyCrossword Clue
Like a good picnic spot or a bad business dealCrossword Clue
SuspectCrossword Clue
SuspiciousCrossword Clue
Suspicious-seemingCrossword Clue
A little suspiciousCrossword Clue
Shielded from the sunCrossword Clue
Not trustworthyCrossword Clue
SketchyCrossword Clue
UnderhandedCrossword Clue

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BEND
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Oregon city home to the last remaining BlockbusterCrossword Clue
Be flexibleCrossword Clue
Allow for some compromise on the rulesCrossword Clue
Make concessionsCrossword Clue
What one might do to the rules or the truthCrossword Clue
Kinky thing with bachelor getting closeCrossword Clue
Oregon city on the Deschutes RiverCrossword Clue
Curve in a riverCrossword Clue
Reshape, as a pipe cleanerCrossword Clue
See 17Crossword Clue

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BLACKLEG
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Strike-breaker – disease of cattle and sheepCrossword Clue
One refusing to strikeCrossword Clue
One who works on during a strikeCrossword Clue
Non-striker may be bowling initially - need supportCrossword Clue
He refuses to strike - pitch onsideCrossword Clue
Scurvy cardsharpCrossword Clue
In rear limb, large scabCrossword Clue
In rear limb, large scabCrossword Clue
StrikebreakerCrossword Clue
Indication of very bad bruising on member who is unpopular worker?Crossword Clue

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FORBIDDING
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
In favour of invitation that's sinisterCrossword Clue
In favour of invitation thats sinisterCrossword Clue
Threatening, in order to achieve commandCrossword Clue
Supporting offers made hostileCrossword Clue
Supporting offers made hostileCrossword Clue
In favour of proposing and decliningCrossword Clue
In favour of orders being sternCrossword Clue
In favour of orders being sternCrossword Clue
In favor of competing at Christie's?Crossword Clue
Is the purpose of an auction so grim?Crossword Clue

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IAGO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Aladdin" parrotCrossword Clue
Villain in Shakespeare's "Othello" and Disney's "Aladdin"Crossword Clue
Othello's betrayerCrossword Clue
Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin"Crossword Clue
Driven by envy toward his comrades, he fabricated events that led to their downfallCrossword Clue
"Othello" frenemyCrossword Clue
"Aladdin" parrot named for a Shakespeare villainCrossword Clue
"Othello" antagonistCrossword Clue
Speaker of the line "… your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs"Crossword Clue
"Othello" villainCrossword Clue

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SLAY
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cause to crack upCrossword Clue
"That performance was iconic!" in ballroom cultureCrossword Clue
Knock ’em deadCrossword Clue
"You're crushing it!"Crossword Clue
Defeat, as a dragonCrossword Clue
Kill it, in a good wayCrossword Clue
"Work it!"Crossword Clue
Do well in a comedy clubCrossword Clue
Do well at an open mic comedy nightCrossword Clue
KillCrossword Clue

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TERMED
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
CalledCrossword Clue
CalledCrossword Clue
Given the nameCrossword Clue
DesignatedCrossword Clue
CalledCrossword Clue
DesignatedCrossword Clue
Called in intermediariesCrossword Clue
CalledCrossword Clue
Known asCrossword Clue

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CERBERUS
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Monster like Radovan Karadžic sounding certain to make a comebackCrossword Clue
Three-headed dog of Greek mythology — cubes errCrossword Clue
Multiheaded dog guarding the gates of the underworld, in mythCrossword Clue
Heads off to deal with this gatekeeper?Crossword Clue
Three-headed dog guarding the entrance to HadesCrossword Clue
Dog running around in certain British sports fieldCrossword Clue
In retrospect, playground superb, having banished quiet crazy demonic dogCrossword Clue
In retrospect, playground superb, having banished quiet crazy demonic dogCrossword Clue
Vicious gatekeeper who found employment in Barking?Crossword Clue
Dog guarding the gates of the underworldCrossword Clue

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HAW
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Yee-___!"Crossword Clue
Hee-___Crossword Clue
___ flakes (fruity Chinese snack)Crossword Clue
Verbally waverCrossword Clue
Hem partnerCrossword Clue
Follower of hee and yeeCrossword Clue
Hem and ___Crossword Clue
May treeCrossword Clue
Hem's counterpartCrossword Clue
Show indecision, in a wayCrossword Clue

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UNICORN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tapestry creatureCrossword Clue
National animal of ScotlandCrossword Clue
Mythical equineCrossword Clue
Start-up valued at a billion dollarsCrossword Clue
Billion-dollar start-upCrossword Clue
Mythical creature that's a national symbol of ScotlandCrossword Clue
Place of learning associated with staple mythical creatureCrossword Clue
Mythical beast – highly profitable new businessCrossword Clue
Classic symbol of purity and graceCrossword Clue
Fantastically successful startup companyCrossword Clue

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CLEFT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Split, like a chinCrossword Clue
Chin featureCrossword Clue
Narrow openingCrossword Clue
Chin dimpleCrossword Clue
Crack cocaine handed downCrossword Clue
Like Superman’s chin, famouslyCrossword Clue
Like some chinsCrossword Clue
Fled after first sign of countrys fractureCrossword Clue
Cocaine ports openingCrossword Clue
Cocaine port's openingCrossword Clue

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HARBINGER
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Warning of endless damage facing heavy drinker?Crossword Clue
Warning sign from mostly tough heavy drinkerCrossword Clue
"Warning by hotel; root vegetable in Indias not good, about to return "Crossword Clue
Endless charm shown by heavy drinker, indicator of what comes nextCrossword Clue
Endless charm shown by heavy drinker, indicator of what comes nextCrossword Clue
Bring her a different signCrossword Clue
Daughter leaves serious drinker, a sign of things to comeCrossword Clue
Heralds endless worry holding orgyCrossword Clue
It's a signCrossword Clue
Sign of husbands upturned undergarment in European nationCrossword Clue

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LEFTHANDED
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Like around 10% of peopleCrossword Clue
*How Clayton Kershaw pitchesCrossword Clue

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PLOTTER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Planner who produces a graph?Crossword Clue
Scheming sortCrossword Clue
ConspiratorCrossword Clue
Conspirator left trapped by Voldemorts enemyCrossword Clue
Architect of plans boy wizard has left insideCrossword Clue
ConspiratorCrossword Clue
Place trawlers board member in cabalCrossword Clue
Conspirator Harry Lime originally arrested?Crossword Clue
Conspiracy memberCrossword Clue
Schemer to amble outside back of hallCrossword Clue

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STALIN
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Yalta confereeCrossword Clue
Soviet leader left in sign of disgraceCrossword Clue
Soviet leader left in sign of disgraceCrossword Clue
Left-wing dictator and dictator's bird tailedCrossword Clue
Russian leader, foremost of liberals, in disgraceCrossword Clue
Soviet Union's leader after Lenin's death in 1924Crossword Clue
Instal new leaderCrossword Clue
Dictators blemish left hiddenCrossword Clue
Real-life counterpart of Napoleon in “Animal Farm”Crossword Clue
Briefly follow popular Soviet leaderCrossword Clue

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SNAPE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
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Head of Slytherin HouseCrossword Clue
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57%
EEL
3 Letters
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___ sauce (sushi condiment)Crossword Clue
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56%
DRNO
4 Letters
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Bond villain with an island lairCrossword Clue
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56%
INAUSPICIOUS
12 Letters
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Unlucky, questionable, as leader is replaced - popular previouslyCrossword Clue

56%
RASPUTIN
8 Letters
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In the beginning, Russian president follows a saint and controversial monkCrossword Clue
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Influential Russian beginning to rule presidentially?Crossword Clue
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56%
EFT
3 Letters
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52%
ANGLER
6 Letters
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One going fishingCrossword Clue
One who's gone fishingCrossword Clue
One using a rod and a lineCrossword Clue
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FishermanCrossword Clue
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FishermanCrossword Clue
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One wanting a bite?Crossword Clue

52%
BUCKLER
7 Letters
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Armour as something that gives way?Crossword Clue
Secure royal shieldCrossword Clue

52%
CRACKLE
7 Letters
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Sound of burning woodCrossword Clue
Series of short snapping soundsCrossword Clue
Sound of fire? Expert heads for lifesaving equipmentCrossword Clue
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Laugh about blunder finally, short sharp soundCrossword Clue
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52%
DARKMATTER
10 Letters
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Hypothetical space stuff that doesn't interact with lightCrossword Clue
Hypothetical stuff in spaceCrossword Clue
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Day before vessel problem is an elusive major universal influenceCrossword Clue

52%
DOCTORJEKYLL
12 Letters
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*Literary character with an evil alter egoCrossword Clue

52%
LEFTHANDEDNESS
14 Letters

52%
LUCRE
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RichesCrossword Clue
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52%
PICCALILLI
10 Letters
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Relish with pickled vegetablesCrossword Clue
Mustard pickleCrossword Clue
Relish hearing of choice - a flowerCrossword Clue
In a pickle, choose a flower for hearingCrossword Clue
In a pickle, choose a flower for hearingCrossword Clue
Cut a plant, they say its tastyCrossword Clue
Relish saying choose a flower”Crossword Clue
Cull a flower, so to speak -- it adds zest to the courseCrossword Clue
Choose a flower, picked up with relishCrossword Clue
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ARMORIAL
8 Letters
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Heraldry-relatedCrossword Clue
Heraldic motto, one accepted by a kingCrossword Clue
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Relating to heraldryCrossword Clue

48%
IDOL
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48%
RIGHTHANDED
11 Letters

45%
GENOME
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Subject of some modern mapsCrossword Clue
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Sequenced sequenceCrossword Clue
Biological map subjectCrossword Clue
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Nuclear codes?Crossword Clue
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Zurich banker invests European cell contentsCrossword Clue
Zurich banker invests European cell contentsCrossword Clue

45%
SHADINESS
9 Letters
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Sketchy behaviorCrossword Clue
At home in hell - probing Nazi groups sinister qualityCrossword Clue

45%
TALLYHO
7 Letters
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Cry upon sighting a foxCrossword Clue
Fox hunting shoutCrossword Clue
Huntsman's cryCrossword Clue
Count up, then: 'House!'Crossword Clue
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Hunting cryCrossword Clue
Hunting cryCrossword Clue
Demanding cyclist cycles — call to get goingCrossword Clue
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45%
WOOLLINESS
10 Letters

45%
CULPRIT
7 Letters
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Guilty partyCrossword Clue
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Guilty partyCrossword Clue
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Guilty partys rip-off concealed by religious groupCrossword Clue
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45%
LOUCHE
6 Letters
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Disreputable, heartless lowlife admitting this is agonyCrossword Clue
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Disreputable, extremely short, wasnt standing up straightCrossword Clue
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Appealingly sordidCrossword Clue
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Seedy, the French housing? 'That hurts!'Crossword Clue
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43%
ILLEGITIMATE
12 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Little image I doctored thats improperCrossword Clue
Not allowed to be hostile for example with hint, dropping nameCrossword Clue
Not allowed to be hostile for example with hint, dropping nameCrossword Clue

42%
LEFTIE
6 Letters
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SocialistCrossword Clue
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42%
LONGKNIFE
9 Letters

40%
BASTARDBAR
10 Letters

40%
NEVILSHUTE
10 Letters

38%
THELADYKILLERS
14 Letters

36%
HEATHROW
8 Letters
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Airport in the London borough of HillingdonCrossword Clue
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Expression of surprise about a project for an airportCrossword Clue

36%
LEONIDS
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
November meteor showerCrossword Clue

36%
RIGHTHAND
9 Letters
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Proper worker, a man indispensable to the bossCrossword Clue

35%
THEMAFIA
8 Letters
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