Inauspicious occasion when one has a terrible shock Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Inauspicious occasion when one has a terrible shock last seen in Telegraph 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BADHAIRDAY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BADHAIRDAY Inauspicious occasion when one has a terrible shock (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 14, 2015
3% STARTLE Shock rattles terribly (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Aug 28, 2025
3% NEVER On no occasion (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 18, 2025
3% SOMETIMES On occasion (9) USA Today Aug 12, 2025
2% EEL Shocking swimmer (3)
2% GROANER Terrible joke (7) Commuter Sep 25, 2025
2% MPEST Terrible storm (5) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
2% OMG [Shocking!] (3) New York Times Sep 24, 2025
2% GASP Exclamation of shock (4)
2% GALAS Sporting occasions (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025

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