Extremely dire, lengthy journey, not a direct route Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Extremely dire, lengthy journey, not a direct route . 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 DETOUR.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DETOUR Extremely dire, lengthy journey, not a direct route (6)
5% SIEGE Lengthy attack (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2025
5% SHORTCUT More direct route (8) The Times Concise Nov 11, 2025
5% LONG Lengthy (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 5, 2025
5% AWFUL Dire (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
5% WERECOOKED "Our situation is extremely dire" (10) The Atlantic Sep 28, 2025
5% RIDE Dire sort of journey (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
4% BIRTHCANAL Delivery route? (10) Universal Dec 13, 2025
4% LOG Journey record (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 11, 2025
4% EVERSO Extremely (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
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