Awful father making son start to despair Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIRE Awful father making son start to despair (4) The Times Sunday Cryptic Jul 27, 2025
3% ICK "That's awful!" (3) New York Times Feb 6, 2026
3% WOE Deep despair (3)
2% PAPAS Father figures (5) Eugene Sheffer Mar 10, 2026
2% ABYSMAL Profoundly awful (7) The Times Concise Mar 9, 2026
2% SIRED Fathered (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 7, 2026
2% DAD Father (3) (3) Mirror Quick Mar 5, 2026
2% RAM Lamb's father (3) Newsday Mar 4, 2026
2% SOONER Rather like that, I end in despair (6) The Telegraph Toughie Mar 3, 2026
2% PADRE Spanish father (5) The Telegraph Mini Mar 1, 2026

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