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% ALAS Inauspiciousness interjection (4) Newsday Dec 13, 2025
3% EVENT Occasion (5) Universal Dec 2, 2025
3% STARTLE Shock rattles terribly (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Oct 9, 2025
2% OFTEN On numerous occasions (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 15, 2025
2% MEAL McDonald's has a "Happy" one (4)
2% EEL "Shocking" fish (3)
2% JOLLY Terribly chirpy (5) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 9, 2025
2% BAD Terrible (3) Commuter Dec 8, 2025
2% EEKS Squeals of shock (4)

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