Make worse. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Make worse (8) featured in Puzzler puzzle on October 21, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COMPOUND.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
COMPOUND Make worse (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 21, 2025
AGGRAVATE Make worse (9) Mirror Classic Aug 29, 2024
IMPAIR Make worse (6) The Guardian Quick Dec 31, 2022
EXACERBATE Make worse (10) The Guardian Quick Sep 20, 2022

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29% CORRUMPO I make worse, physically or morally (8) The Times O Tempora Oct 18, 2025
27% COMPOUNDS Makes worse chemical mixtures (9) (9)
27% GREASEFIRE Kitchen calamity that water makes worse (10) Universal Oct 21, 2022
21% EMBITTER Make worse when half of them have beer (8) (8)
17% ADDTO "...and to ___ all our misery, we had a flat tire" (make worse): 2 wds. (5)
4% FUEL Add ___ to the fire (make the situation worse) (4)
4% ATURN Take ___ for the worse (5) New York Times Mini Sep 28, 2025

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