Dim, cold and ultimately dismal: best left unfinished Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dim, cold and ultimately dismal: best left unfinished last seen in Times 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CANDLELIT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CANDLELIT Dim, cold and ultimately dismal: best left unfinished (9) The Times Cryptic Jun 14, 2022
5% SARDINE Fish and game left unfinished (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 8, 2025
4% EVENTUAL Ultimate (8) Universal Dec 24, 2025
4% GOAT Best-of-the-best acronym (4) Universal Dec 24, 2025
4% DRAFTS Folder for unfinished emails (6) New York Times Mini Dec 18, 2025
4% NTHPOWER Ultimate degree (8) Eugene Sheffer Dec 18, 2025
4% WENT Left (4) USA Today Dec 18, 2025
4% DISTIL Condense princess's unfinished work (6) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 18, 2025
4% DOVE Peaceful character left port unfinished (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
4% MURKY Dark, dim (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 16, 2025

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