Awful fire, say -- some flood is as terrible Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISASTER Awful fire, say -- some flood is as terrible (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 13, 2018
6% SWAMP Flood (5) The Times Sunday Concise Jun 7, 2026
6% ARSON Illegal firing, say? (5) The Atlantic Jun 7, 2026
6% IHATEDIT "Awful! Awful! Awful!" (8) New York Times May 24, 2026
6% SACK Fire an employee, say (4)
5% AGE Source of wisdom, some say (3) Wall Street Journal Jun 22, 2026
5% ANT Fire ___ (3) New York Times Jun 20, 2026
5% HORRID Terribly nasty (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 20, 2026
5% SPAM Flood with emails (4) USA Today Jun 17, 2026
5% DOOM Terrible fate (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 15, 2026

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