| Unpleasant characters appearing regularly in gory instant message |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
26 Jul 2025 |
| And 12 across. Stormzy's music contains account of sister's frowns (8) |
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| Fred ___, 2023-2024 Emmen coach (4) |
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| Dismal |
Premier Sunday |
22 Jun 2025 |
| Bleak |
Universal |
18 Jun 2025 |
| Dour (4) |
Puzzler |
17 Jun 2025 |
| Harshly uninviting (4) |
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| Dog's tail edge was rather horrid (4) |
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| Foreboding, unpleasant (4) |
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| Fred _, 2023-2024 Emmen coach; 1994-2002 Ajax goalkeeper (4) |
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| Stern |
Mirror Classic |
29 May 2025 |
| Forbidding, severe (4) |
Puzzler |
24 May 2025 |
| Stern; unrelenting |
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| Bleak German on edge (4) |
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| Ominous |
Universal |
24 Apr 2025 |
| With a less-than-positive outlook |
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| Forbidding last piercing on lip (4) |
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| A lot of ingrained dirt is uninviting (4) |
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| Dark, as prospects |
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| Gloomy, as news |
New York Times |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Stern, cheerless |
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| Serious dirt has no end |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
15 Mar 2025 |
| Stern when the rigmarole starts off (4) |
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| Back comes Mr. G, round about lunch time, looking stern (4) |
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| "The ___ Adventures of Billy and Mandy" (Cartoon Network show about kids who befriend Death) |
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| Very serious or gloomy (4) |
Mirror Classic |
21 Feb 2025 |
| Worrisome |
Commuter |
19 Feb 2025 |
| Reaper's adjective? |
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| Deadly earnest in pilgrimage (4) |
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| Forbidding scowl has expert leaving |
Mirror Cryptic |
04 Feb 2025 |
| Stern |
Mirror Quick |
04 Feb 2025 |
| I'm with that old king - the sullen one |
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| Hardly cheerful |
LA Times Daily |
10 Jan 2025 |
| _ Fandango (Lucas Arts game) |
USA Today |
28 Dec 2024 |
| Almost all dirt is unappealing (4) |
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| Forbidding in appearance (4) |
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| Menacing at the centre of Wagah border (4) |
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| ____ Reaper, personification of death |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
06 Dec 2024 |
| Bleak |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Nov 2024 |
| Forbidding sound a fairy story brother made (4) |
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| Stern |
Mirror Tea Time |
10 Nov 2024 |
| Not optimistic |
Commuter |
14 Oct 2024 |
| Cheerless |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2024 |
| Not optimistic |
Commuter |
20 Sep 2024 |
| Endless dirt can become awful (4) |
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| It's ____ Up North, song by The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
04 Sep 2024 |
| Bleak |
Newsday |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Ominous |
Universal |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Hardly rosy |
Newsday |
08 Aug 2024 |
| Not optimistic |
Commuter |
07 Aug 2024 |
| Not looking good |
Commuter |
31 Jul 2024 |
| Support for the president, initially (4) |
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| Harsh or dismal (4) |
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| Gee! That edge looks forbidding! |
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| Harsh |
Mirror Quick |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Note edge is forbidding |
Mirror Cryptic |
12 Jun 2024 |
| Forbidding a fairy tale brother to be cut short (4) |
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| Not looking good at all |
Universal |
29 May 2024 |
| Stern-faced |
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| Gloomy; unsmiling |
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| Bleak |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2024 |
| Cheerless, severe (4) |
Puzzler |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Endless ingrained dirt? That's bleak (4) |
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| Ghastly sound of a fairy-tale brother (4) |
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| Stern, or unpleasant |
Mirror Classic |
09 Apr 2024 |
| Cheerless gloomy |
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| "___ Fandango" (computer game set in the Land of the Dead) |
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| Stern, severe |
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| Gee! At the border it's ghastly! (4) |
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| The ___ Reaper |
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| Surly when the migraine starts developing (4) |
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| Forbidding to be cruel? (4) |
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| Death, The ... Reaper |
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| Forbidding, very unpleasant (4) |
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| Sinister, ghastly |
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| Ghastly grimace, not having a single good card! (4) |
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| Stern, forbidding (4) |
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| Severe, cheerless (4) |
Puzzler |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Stern scowl expert dismissed (4) |
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| Dire |
USA Today |
13 Jan 2024 |
| Like a noted Reaper |
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| Severe, stern (4) |
Puzzler |
04 Jan 2024 |
| Formidable leader in government on border (4) |
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| The ___ Reaper, Death (4) |
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| The ___ Reaper (personification of death) |
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| Godawful |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2023 |
| Menacing, like a certain Reaper |
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| Ghastly |
The Guardian Quick |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Ominous |
Newsday |
13 Aug 2023 |
| Somber |
Universal |
29 Jul 2023 |
| Gloomy |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Feb 2023 |
| Bleak |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jan 2023 |
| Not looking good |
LA Times Daily |
20 Dec 2022 |
| Ominous |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Bleak |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Nov 2022 |
| Dire |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2022 |
| Bleak |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Humorless |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2022 |
| Not looking good |
New York Times |
07 Aug 2022 |
| Not looking good |
Universal |
03 Aug 2022 |
| ___ Reaper |
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| Ghastly ingrained dirt finally wiped |
The Guardian Cryptic |
14 Jul 2022 |
| Bleak |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jul 2022 |
| Far from rosy |
Universal |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Ominous |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2022 |
| Hardly rosy |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2022 |
| Hardly rosy |
The Washington Post |
30 Apr 2022 |
| A lot of dirt is ghastly |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Feb 2022 |
| One of two story-telling brothers said to be gloomy |
The Times Cryptic |
01 Feb 2022 |
| Like the Reaper |
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| Cheerless and gloomy |
Family Time |
27 Dec 2021 |
| Bleak |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2021 |
| Reaper's descriptor |
The Washington Post Sunday |
05 Dec 2021 |
| Ghastly |
Premier Sunday |
03 Oct 2021 |
| Ghastly Gove's just started getting on edge |
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| Gorblimey - without Boyle it's dire |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Sep 2021 |
| Legend is on edge and it's not a good look? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
06 Aug 2021 |
| Bleak |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Bleak |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 May 2021 |
| Most of dirt is unpleasant |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 May 2021 |
| Stern and unsmiling |
Irish Times Simplex |
19 May 2021 |
| Gorblimey - without Boyle it's dire |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 May 2021 |
| Worrisome, as news |
New York Times |
05 Apr 2021 |
| Hardly promising |
LA Times Daily |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Hardly promising |
The Washington Post |
03 Apr 2021 |
| The ___ Reaper |
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| Forbidding |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2020 |
| Frightful |
Newsday |
11 Dec 2020 |
| Dour |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Dec 2020 |
| Forbidding, stern |
The Times Concise |
30 Nov 2020 |
| Resolute Republican blocking fighter on the way up |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Sep 2020 |
| Bleak |
USA Today |
28 Aug 2020 |
| The ___ Reaper (personification of death) |
|
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| Far from rosy |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2020 |
| Unpleasant |
The Times Concise |
31 May 2020 |
| Ghastly, endless ingrained dirt |
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| Severe; horrible |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Mar 2020 |
| Mirthless |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Dec 2019 |
| Like the Reaper |
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| Bleak, as an outlook |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Nov 2019 |
| Like the Reaper |
LA Times Daily |
30 Sep 2019 |
| Like the Reaper |
The Washington Post |
30 Sep 2019 |
| Gloomy |
Universal |
25 May 2019 |
| Dour or stern |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 May 2019 |
| Horrid filth finally removed |
The Sun Two Speed |
13 May 2019 |
| Not at all rosy |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Like the Reaper |
|
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| Gloomy |
|
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| Not at all rosy |
|
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| Like the Reaper |
|
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| Dire |
The Washington Post |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Dire |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2018 |
| The ___ Reaper (death personified) |
|
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| Unrelentingly harsh |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Sep 2018 |
| Far from optimistic |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2018 |
| Bleak |
|
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| Horrid filth editor firstly removed |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 May 2018 |
| Unpleasant |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 May 2018 |
| Gloomy |
Newsday |
26 Apr 2018 |
| Stern joint provider of fairy tales for listeners |
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| Very gloomy |
The Times Concise |
13 Apr 2018 |
| Endless filth is ghastly |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Mar 2018 |
| Bleak, dreary |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Mar 2018 |
| Forbidding |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2018 |
| The ___ Reaper |
|
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| Far from optimistic |
|
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| Dire |
|
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| Forbidding |
The Washington Post Sunday |
31 Dec 2017 |
| Dreadful |
The Washington Post |
06 Dec 2017 |
| Dreadful |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2017 |
| Ominous |
Newsday |
21 Nov 2017 |
| The ___ Reaper |
|
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| The ___ Reaper |
|
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| Stern |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Sep 2017 |
| Hardly cheerful, like the Reaper |
|
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| Far from rosy |
Newsday |
17 Aug 2017 |
| Depressing border on the east of Strasbourg |
|
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| Terrible leader in government over the border |
|
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| Collector of folk tales, mostly unpleasant |
|
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| Bleak, as an outlook |
USA Today |
30 Apr 2017 |
| The ___ Reaper |
|
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| Like the Reaper |
Universal |
06 Apr 2017 |
| Not looking good |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Mar 2017 |
| Like the Reaper |
Family Time |
22 Jan 2017 |
| Uncompromising |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jan 2017 |
| Far from rosy |
|
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| Uncompromising |
|
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| Dreadful |
|
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| Bleak, as an outlook |
|
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| Not looking good at all |
New York Times |
30 Nov 2016 |
| Girl, on edge, is serious |
|
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| One of brothers reported ill |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Sep 2016 |
| Endless ingrained dirt, ghastly |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Aug 2016 |
| Far from sanguine |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2016 |
| Fraternal author of tales mostly gloomy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Jul 2016 |
| Forbidding smoking, at last, on border |
|
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| Tip for ironing skirt, black |
|
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| Somber |
Jonesin |
28 Jun 2016 |
| Very gloomy |
Premier Sunday |
24 Apr 2016 |
| Lacking mirth |
Universal |
27 Mar 2016 |
| Gloomy |
The Washington Post |
21 Jan 2016 |
| Not looking good at all |
|
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| Unsmiling |
The Washington Post |
10 Dec 2015 |
| Not looking good |
New York Times |
03 Dec 2015 |
| Bleak |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2015 |
| Disagreeable filth editor's first got rid of |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Sep 2015 |
| On the dark side |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2015 |
| Bleak |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2015 |
| Affording no hope |
Universal |
23 Aug 2015 |
| Forbidding |
USA Today |
08 Aug 2015 |
| Affording no hope |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2015 |
| Serious, gloomy |
The Times Concise |
03 Jun 2015 |
| Not at all pleasant |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2015 |
| Disagreeable family creating fairytales, we hear |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Apr 2015 |
| Bad |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2015 |
| Unsmiling |
|
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| Somber |
|
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| Not looking good |
|
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| Hardly rosy |
|
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| Bleak |
|
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| On the dark side |
|
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| Affording no hope |
|
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| Forbidding |
|
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| Affording no hope |
|
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| Far from rosy |
|
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| Bleak |
|
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| Bad |
|
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| Bleak in outlook |
|
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| Not at all pleasant |
|
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| Endless filth is ghastly |
|
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| Stock, filthy, no end of obscenity |
|
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| Make a face when losing top card, depressing |
|
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| Hardly upbeat |
|
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| Forbidding |
|
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| Like a certain reaper |
|
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| Pessimistic |
|
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| Really dark |
|
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| Far from cheerful |
|
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| Unpromisingly dark |
|
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| Somber |
|
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| Serious-looking |
|
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| Bad, as a prognosis |
|
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| Stern |
|
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| Gloomy |
|
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| Dreadful |
|
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| Bleak |
|
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| Harsh |
|
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| Harsh |
|
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| Dismal |
|
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| Gloomy |
|
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| Like a feared reaper |
|
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| Like the Reaper |
|
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| Hardly hopeful |
|
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| Hardly hopeful |
|
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| Like the Reaper |
|
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| Pessimistic |
|
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| Harsh |
|
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| Forbidding |
|
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| Not bright |
|
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| Bleak |
|
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| Forbidding |
|
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| Like film-noir plots |
|
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| Like reality, at times |
|
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| Gloomy |
|
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| Somber |
|
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| Hardly cheerful |
|
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| Not looking rosy |
|
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| Somber |
|
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| Hardly rosy |
|
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| Black |
|
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| Like the `Reaper' |
|
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| Dreadful |
|
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| Unsmiling |
|
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| Dispiriting |
|
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| Hardly rosy |
|
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| Not at all rosy |
|
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| Long-faced |
|
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| Like film noir |
|
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| Far from promising |
|
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| Like the reaper |
|
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| Pretty hopeless |
|
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| Bad, as a prognosis |
|
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| Not at all cheerful |
|
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| In bad humor |
|
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| Not optimistic |
|
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| Dismal |
|
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| Filled with gloom |
|
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| Frightful |
|
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| Like the 'Reaper' |
|
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| Sinister |
|
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| Harsh |
|
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| Forbidding |
|
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| Forbidding |
|
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| ___ Reaper |
|
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| Hardly upbeat |
|
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| Unyielding |
|
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| Forbidding |
|
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| Dismal |
|
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| Dismal |
|
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| Morbid |
|
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| Forbidding |
|
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| Hardly rosy |
|
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| Cheerless |
|
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| A lot of dirt is ghastly |
|
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| Bleak |
|
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| The ___ Reaper |
|
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| Hardly rosy |
|
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| Ghastly |
|
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| One of two story-telling brothers said to be gloomy |
|
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| Severe; stern |
|
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| Very serious |
|
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| Tough |
|
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| Looking down |
|
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| Macabre |
|
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| Bleak |
|
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| Hardly rosy |
|
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| Depressing |
|
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| Uninviting |
|
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| Like bad news |
|
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| Unyielding |
|
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| Harsh |
|
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| Forbidding |
|
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| Like the Reaper |
|
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| Harsh; bleak |
|
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| Not sanguine |
|
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| Horrid |
|
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| Somber |
|
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| Stern and harsh |
|
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| Like some statistics |
|
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| The ___ Reaper |
|
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| Uncompromising |
|
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| Ominous |
|
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| Grisly |
|
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| Fierce |
|
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| Stern |
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| Stern. |
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| Fierce. |
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| World Series pitcher. |
|
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| Unyielding. |
|
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| Dour |
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| Frightful. |
|
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| Uncompromising. |
|
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| Ruthless. |
|
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| Not looking so good |
|
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| Stern-visaged. |
|
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| Forbidding. |
|
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| Far from smiling. |
|
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| Sinister. |
|
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| Resolute. |
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