Desperate Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Desperate last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HARDUP.

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9 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
HARDUP Desperate (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 19, 2025
DIRE Desperate (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 21, 2024
HOPELESS Desperate (8) (8) The Guardian Speedy Sep 16, 2024
LASTDITCH Desperate (9) Thomas Joseph Feb 28, 2024
DO-OR-DIE Desperate (9) The Times Concise Dec 2, 2023
DOORDIE Desperate (7) New York Times Oct 31, 2021
INDIRENEED Desperate (10) New York Times Dec 9, 2017
FRANTIC Desperate (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 1, 2017
LASTGASP Desperate (8)

31 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
33% DIRELY In desperation (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
30% DIRENEED Desperation (8) Eugene Sheffer May 13, 2024
30% NEEDS Is desperate for (5)
30% REALBAD Desperately (7) LA Times Daily Mar 18, 2016
30% FORDEARLIFE Desperately (11)
28% CRAMS Studies desperately (5) Universal Aug 21, 2025
28% PLEA Desperate request (4) LA Times Daily Jul 30, 2025
28% PLEAS Desperate requests (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 4, 2025
26% ALAST As ___ resort (in desperation) (5)
26% LASTDITCHEFFORT Desperate try (15) Newsday Oct 11, 2023

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