Bleak and forbidding Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bleak and forbidding . 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 AUSTERE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AUSTERE Bleak and forbidding (7)
8% MOROSE Bleak (6) LA Times Daily Mar 1, 2026
8% STERN Forbidding (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 28, 2026
7% GODNO "Heaven forbid!" (5) New York Times Apr 4, 2026
7% BAN Prohibit or forbid (3)
7% BARREN Bleak nobleman in conversation (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 6, 2026
7% DISMAL Bleak, depressing (6) (6) Puzzler Feb 13, 2026
6% WIKI Console guards close to bleak site for collaborative work (4) The Telegraph Toughie Apr 3, 2026
6% GRIM Forbidding finally crossing border (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 24, 2026
6% TWEAK Make small adjustments to (rhymes with "bleak") (5)
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