A nasty threat, deep down (2,5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ATHEART A nasty threat, deep down (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 27, 2023
6% INSULT Nasty comment (6) Commuter Sep 11, 2025
6% REEKS Smells nasty (5) TV Sep 7, 2025
6% SNIDE Indirectly nasty (5) Universal Aug 28, 2025
6% ORELSE Threat words (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 8, 2025
6% SCARLET Deep shade of 12-Down (7) USA Today Jul 13, 2025
6% ELSE "... or ___!" (threat) (4) New York Times Jul 2, 2025
6% ICK "Nasty!" (3) Eugene Sheffer Jun 11, 2025
5% OCEANOLOGY Deep study (10) New York Times Sep 12, 2025
5% IRE Deep anger (3) Universal Sep 9, 2025

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