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% BOHR Father-and-son Physics Nobelist name (4) Newsday Oct 25, 2025
3% SIRES Fathers and sons divided by passion (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 25, 2025
3% IRE Father whipping son in anger (3) The Times Cryptic Aug 18, 2025
2% SUCKED Was just awful (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
2% REEK Smell awful (4) USA Today Oct 30, 2025
2% ONSET Start (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 30, 2025
2% ESAU Son of Isaac (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 29, 2025
2% STINK Smell awful (5) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
2% WORSE More awful (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 28, 2025

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