"Desperate cures must be to desperate ___ applied."—Dryden. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ILLS "Desperate cures must be to desperate ___ applied."—Dryden. (4)
6% TERI ___ Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives" (4)
6% CRAVE Want desperately (5) Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026
6% ATSEA Desperately confused (5) The Times Concise May 5, 2026
6% LGASTP Desperate final effort (6) New York Times Apr 19, 2026
6% PLEA Desperate request (4) Puzzler Backwords Mar 8, 2026
5% EVA Actress Longoria of "Desperate Housewives" (3)
5% BERYLLIUM Desperately bully emir to get metal (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 4, 2026
5% EDIE "Desperate Housewives" character ___ Britt (4)
5% AGOG Desperate to know more (4) The Times Concise Mar 9, 2026
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