___ straits Crossword Clue

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DIRE
4 Letters
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___ wolf (extinct canine once prevalent across North America)Crossword Clue
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PressingCrossword Clue
Extremely urgentCrossword Clue
CalamitousCrossword Clue
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TROUBLE
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Hot waterCrossword Clue
Disturbance ultimately beset Russian capital?Crossword Clue
"Uh-oh! Here comes ___!"Crossword Clue
Board game that uses the Pop-O-MaticCrossword Clue
Worry, tense, wanting moneyCrossword Clue
Worry, tense, wanting moneyCrossword Clue
Bother beginning to transfer Russian moneyCrossword Clue
Difficulty in closing of account with foreign cashCrossword Clue
After opening of trading, currency in difficultyCrossword Clue
Take pains to get money from Russia after start of tourCrossword Clue
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ARTISTS
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They might require palette cleansersCrossword Clue
Painters, sculptors, etcCrossword Clue
Creative typesCrossword Clue
They sketch, maybe, putting Queen in at first with sonCrossword Clue
Top drawers?Crossword Clue
Lacking leaders in war, it lists talented people like David and 6Crossword Clue
Creative people from Dire StraitsCrossword Clue
Whistler and Piper, sayCrossword Clue
Maybe there's still life in what they doCrossword Clue
Maybe theres still life in what they doCrossword Clue
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BADLYOFF
8 Letters
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Poor, poor lady's taken in by unelected scientist?Crossword Clue
PoorCrossword Clue
In sorry shapeCrossword Clue
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PINCH
5 Letters
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"___ me!" ("I think I'm dreaming!")Crossword Clue
Squeeze a measure of column at foot of pageCrossword Clue
Bit of paprikaCrossword Clue
Verb in dumpling recipesCrossword Clue
Tendulkar, basically failing to keep chin up, blunders in tough situationCrossword Clue
Small recipe quantityCrossword Clue
Steal very small amountCrossword Clue
Copper keeping home initially hampered nickCrossword Clue
EmergencyCrossword Clue
PilferCrossword Clue
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SOUNDS
6 Letters
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Source of onomatopoeic wordsCrossword Clue
Moans and groans, e.gCrossword Clue
Snap, crackle and pop, e.gCrossword Clue
"___ good!"Crossword Clue
Snap, crackle and popCrossword Clue
They're heard but not seenCrossword Clue
They are heard well by societyCrossword Clue
Noises, essentiallyCrossword Clue
Music society financially secure at firstCrossword Clue
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KNOPFLER
8 Letters
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PROBLEM
7 Letters
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SnagCrossword Clue
Difficulty for retiring opera singer to sack altoCrossword Clue
Muse endlessly about this, for exampleCrossword Clue
Muse endlessly about this, for exampleCrossword Clue
Difficulty for British leaving en masse initiallyCrossword Clue
Question odd features of ballet during concertCrossword Clue
Question odd features of ballet during concertCrossword Clue
Difficulty for British Eagle?Crossword Clue
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TSARIST
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Like Russia before 1917Crossword Clue
White, as opposed to red, dresses kept in dryCrossword Clue
White Russian dresses in clothing from TashkentCrossword Clue
White Russian, e.gCrossword Clue
Relating to Russian rulers from Ivan the Terrible to Nicholas IICrossword Clue
Old Russian in dire straitsCrossword Clue
Like pre-revolution RussiaCrossword Clue
Asserts aristocrat is sheltering enemy of the revolution?Crossword Clue
Supporter of dictator hiding dresses in vacant toiletCrossword Clue
Supporter of dictator hiding dresses in vacant toiletCrossword Clue
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BACKSTOTHEWALL
14 Letters
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CATASTROPHIC
12 Letters
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DisastrousCrossword Clue
Tactics Harpo contrived with dire outcomeCrossword Clue
Tactics Harpo contrived with dire outcomeCrossword Clue
DisastrousCrossword Clue
Socratic path disastrous and tragicCrossword Clue
Dreadful pastor I catch outCrossword Clue
Dreadful pastor I catch outCrossword Clue
Violently destructive lion, say, when initially held in lineCrossword Clue
I catch pastor out in terrible circumstancesCrossword Clue
DisastrousCrossword Clue
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NEARED
6 Letters
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Closed in onCrossword Clue
Drew closer toCrossword Clue
Closed in onCrossword Clue
Came close toCrossword Clue
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ApproachedCrossword Clue
Moved towardCrossword Clue
Closed in onCrossword Clue
Came close toCrossword Clue
Closed in onCrossword Clue
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PERUSAL
7 Letters
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Close inspectionCrossword Clue
Reading University impeding a girlCrossword Clue
The girl from Lima is readingCrossword Clue
Reading carefullyCrossword Clue
Close examinationCrossword Clue
Study South American countrys one lakeCrossword Clue
A regular forgetting second uniform inspectionCrossword Clue
Country market - detailed studyCrossword Clue
Study South American countrys area beside lakeCrossword Clue
ReadingCrossword Clue
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PLAYWRIGHT
10 Letters
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One will create dramaCrossword Clue
Ibsen, Miller or Chekhov?Crossword Clue
In predicament, troubled wary dramatistCrossword Clue
Scenarist wary about getting into troubleCrossword Clue
Beginning of popular poem by Welsh conservative writerCrossword Clue
Beginning of popular poem by Welsh conservative writerCrossword Clue
One creates drama from predicament besetting wife in Scottish townCrossword Clue
Dramatist to have fun with the Conservatives?Crossword Clue
Dramatists gamble with privilegeCrossword Clue
Will perhaps follow the rules of the game, keeping wicketCrossword Clue
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SATIRIST
8 Letters
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Rabelais, for oneCrossword Clue
Stephen Colbert, for oneCrossword Clue
One who ridicules It Girl in TimesCrossword Clue
Swift, for one, posed with flower shirtCrossword Clue
Comic posed with flag above front of theatreCrossword Clue
One poking fun at Murdoch in streetCrossword Clue
Deriding writer whos posed with flower on table topCrossword Clue
National Lampoon writer, typicallyCrossword Clue
He sends up Salvation Army flag during racesCrossword Clue
Ridiculing author I found in dire straitsCrossword Clue
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TRAPPISTS
9 Letters
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Brewing brothersCrossword Clue
Naughty Pat strips quietly pious peopleCrossword Clue
Austere monks taking a vow of silenceCrossword Clue
Monks ensnare last of animals in deep holesCrossword Clue
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DYER
4 Letters
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One giving the highlights?Crossword Clue
Person colouring clothesCrossword Clue
Textile workerCrossword Clue
Textile workerCrossword Clue
One who adds a little colorCrossword Clue
Textile plant workerCrossword Clue
Batik workerCrossword Clue
Batik artistCrossword Clue
Danny ___, actor who played Mick Carter in EastEndersCrossword Clue
Someone changing their locks? Sounds terrible!Crossword Clue
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TRAVESTIES
10 Letters
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Apologies and attempts to hide a piece of underwearCrossword Clue
Apologies and attempts to hide a piece of underwearCrossword Clue
Parodies efforts to pinch a waistcoat for the AmericansCrossword Clue
Tall stories on attempts to hide an undergarmentCrossword Clue
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TREBLECLEF
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
The first words of the answers to starred clues are a mnemonic for this musical symbol's staff linesCrossword Clue
"E-G-B-D-F" musical symbolCrossword Clue
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ARTISTSMODEL
12 Letters
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IRRITATED
9 Letters
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Bothered by independence, right — judged it to be divisiveCrossword Clue
Angry discontented influencer judged about sexCrossword Clue
I had to restrain rattier drunk becoming angryCrossword Clue
Rubbed the wrong wayCrossword Clue
Annoyed and unsettled I tried artCrossword Clue
IrkedCrossword Clue
Ireland and Italys old clothes taken in by Red CrossCrossword Clue
Annoyed invisible girl in education with small cuddly toyCrossword Clue
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DENVER
6 Letters
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City that lends its name to a style of omeletCrossword Clue
___ boot, wheel clampCrossword Clue
Where Andy Garcia’s accomplices thought of things to do when they were dead in this 1995 film?Crossword Clue
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City retreat upset churchmanCrossword Clue
US city minister returning to studyCrossword Clue
About to leave Reverend confused in the cityCrossword Clue
City's place of vice, always hiding its faceCrossword Clue
Citys place of vice, always hiding its faceCrossword Clue
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DIRE

10 RELATED CLUES

TROUBLE

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ARTISTS

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BADLYOFF

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PINCH

10 RELATED CLUES

SOUNDS

9 RELATED CLUES

KNOPFLER

PROBLEM

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TSARIST

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BACKSTOTHEWALL

CATASTROPHIC

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NEARED

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PERUSAL

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PLAYWRIGHT

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SATIRIST

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TRAPPISTS

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DYER

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TRAVESTIES

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TREBLECLEF

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ARTISTSMODEL

IRRITATED

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DENVER

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