Grim, desolate (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STARK Grim, desolate (5) (5)
8% DEATH Grim Reaper (5) (5) Mirror Classic Jan 13, 2026
8% HEATH Desolate landscape (5) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
7% POFACED Grim of countenance (2-5) (7) The Guardian Quick Feb 2, 2026
7% TRUECRIME Grim genre for a 34-Across (9) Universal Feb 1, 2026
7% MARRIAGE A grim era sadly for union (8) (8) The Guardian Quiptic Feb 1, 2026
7% ODOUR Old grim smell (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
6% LEMUR Cathedral quite grim: au revoir finally, Primate (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jan 3, 2026
6% DARK Like a grim sense of humor (4)
6% FILMNOIR Grim, sombre movie (4,4) (8) The Guardian Quick Nov 12, 2025
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