Adversity that makes one cantankerous (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CROSS Adversity that makes one cantankerous (5) (5)
8% WOE Adversity (3) Newsday Nov 12, 2025
8% ORNERY Cantankerous (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 10, 2025
7% AHAB Cantankerous captain of fiction (4) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
7% BAD Adverse (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
7% ILL Adverse (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 1, 2025
7% ILLS Adversities (4) Newsday Sep 10, 2025
6% TATTOOIST One making an impression on you? (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 11, 2025
6% EON Millions of years make one (3)
6% BITESTHEBULLET Persists through adversity (14) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
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