Depressing directive to cut back on applause Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Depressing directive to cut back on applause . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHEERLESS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHEERLESS Depressing directive to cut back on applause (9)
3% MISERABLE Depressed (9) Puzzler Backwords Dec 20, 2025
3% DOWNBEAT Depressed (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 19, 2025
3% OVATION Round of applause (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 17, 2025
3% PARE Cut back (4) Universal Dec 12, 2025
3% PARES Cuts (back) (5) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
3% PRUNE Cut back (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 3, 2025
3% BOWED Acknowledged applause (5) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
2% EAST Daybreak direction (4) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
2% STANDINGO Out-of-your-seat applause, informally (9) Universal Jan 10, 2026
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