Be terrified of judge's pronouncement (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Be terrified of judge's pronouncement (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 29, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DREAD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DREAD Be terrified of judge's pronouncement (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
62% SAY Pronounce (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 18, 2025
62% DICTA Pronouncements (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 11, 2025
59% TREX Terrifying dinosaur (4) LA Times Mini Dec 4, 2025
56% SCAREDSTIFF Terrified: 2 wds. (11) Commuter Jan 19, 2026
56% HAIRRAISER Terrifying film, say (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 14, 2026
54% ELIDE Omit when pronouncing (5) USA Today Jan 21, 2026
54% SLUR Pronounce indistinctly (4) (4) Mirror Classic Jan 11, 2026
54% DEEMS Judges to be (5) Commuter Jan 10, 2026
54% DEEM Judge to be (4) Universal Jan 6, 2026

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