Fear of onset of darkness? Study needed Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DREAD Fear of onset of darkness? Study needed (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 23, 2016
5% NOIR Dark genre (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 15, 2025
5% TERROR Intense fear (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 11, 2025
5% ARACHNOPHOBIA Fear of spiders (13) The Telegraph Quick Oct 11, 2025
5% MURK Darkness (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 5, 2025
5% GLOOM Near darkness (5) The Times Concise Oct 3, 2025
5% TENEBROUS Dark and gloomy (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
5% TAR Dark gunk (3) The Atlantic Sep 30, 2025
5% PALL Cloak of darkness (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
5% HORROR Fear (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 28, 2025

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