Literary term for bleak and miserable (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DREAR Literary term for bleak and miserable (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Feb 16, 2026
7% MOROSE Bleak (6) LA Times Daily Mar 1, 2026
6% LES "___ Miserables" (3) Universal Apr 18, 2026
6% GRIMMER More bleak (7) New York Times Mini Apr 18, 2026
6% SAD Miserable (3) (3) Mirror Quick Apr 17, 2026
6% BARREN Bleak nobleman in conversation (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 6, 2026
5% EPITHET Descriptive term (7) The Times Sunday Concise Apr 19, 2026
5% AERUMNOSI Miserable men, afflicti, calamatosi (9) The Times O Tempora Apr 18, 2026
5% HUGO Les Miserables author (4) Newsday Apr 15, 2026
5% REIGN Monarch's term (5) Universal Apr 15, 2026

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