Make things worse (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Make things worse (9) . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AGGRAVATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AGGRAVATE Make things worse (9) (9)
94% IMPAIRER It only makes things worse (8)
85% COMPOUNDS Makes things worse, creating enclosures (9)
85% WASUPINARMS To make things worse, the easy chair __ (11)
77% INJURY Add insult to - - -, make things worse (6) (6)
77% RETROGRADE Order great changes, making things worse (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 9, 2022
70% PILE PELION ON OSSA Opinion polls ease off and make things worse (19)
50% EXACERBATE Turns up key and button on keyboard and on tape machine - pull the plug and it will make things worse (10)
11% IMPAIR Mar, make worse (6) The Times Concise Aug 27, 2025
9% ERR Make a mess of things, maybe (3) The Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
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