Literary term for grief or sorrow Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Literary term for grief or sorrow last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DOLOUR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DOLOUR Literary term for grief or sorrow (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 23, 2023
3% WEEP Show sorrow (4) Thomas Joseph Nov 11, 2025
3% WOE Grief (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
3% ELEGY *Poem expressing sorrow or grief, often meant to reflect on loss or death (5)
3% SOBS Expresses sorrow (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
3% ONE For sorrow, in terms of magpies? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 21, 2025
2% GENRE Info on literary style (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
2% DAN "Good Grief" director Levy (3) Universal Nov 11, 2025
2% AGT Literary rep (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 10, 2025
2% STEED Horse for a literary knight (5) The Atlantic Nov 9, 2025

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