Armies swamped by anguish or despair Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Armies swamped by anguish or despair last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HORDES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HORDES Armies swamped by anguish or despair (6) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 6, 2022
3% HEARTACHE Anguish (9) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
2% DESPAIR Anguish from the French piano melody (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
2% PLAY Compere's toy army (4,4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
2% BLOG Modern diary lost in the swamp (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
2% WHOSE "You and ____ army?" (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
2% AGNUSDEI Chant, somehow anguished, hard to be ignored (5,3) (8) The Sun Two Speed Nov 1, 2025
2% DEMOB Protest British Army discharge (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 1, 2025
2% ADJUTANT Assistant to a senior army officer (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 24, 2025
2% RISK Game with armies (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 23, 2025

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