Beset by awful dread, the fellow held fast Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Beset by awful dread, the fellow held fast 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ADHERED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADHERED Beset by awful dread, the fellow held fast (7) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 2, 2023
6% CLUNG Held fast (5) Newsday Aug 28, 2025
6% STUCK Held fast (5) Thomas Joseph Jul 1, 2025
5% WORRIER Wicket, dreadful error besetting one anxious type (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
5% DIRE Dreadful (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 12, 2025
5% OGRE Monster held in so great a dread (4)
5% FEARED Dreaded (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 15, 2025
5% FEAR Dread (4) LA Times Daily Jul 13, 2025
4% SPEEDY Fast (6) Commuter Sep 5, 2025
4% SOBAD "Just awful!" (5) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025

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