Meteorological description of the sky when almost completely cloud-covered, hence a word for a state of gloom or melancholy (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OVERCAST Meteorological description of the sky when almost completely cloud-covered, hence a word for a state of gloom or melancholy (8) (8)
4% SAD Melancholy (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 19, 2026
4% NORSE Origin of the words "sky" and "scrape" (5) New York Times May 14, 2026
4% SORROW Melancholy (6) Eugene Sheffer May 9, 2026
4% CHENILLE Material bad - hence lousy for covering (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 5, 2026
4% MURK Gloom (4) LA Times Daily Apr 29, 2026
4% ERGO Hence (4) Universal Apr 29, 2026
4% LIMIT "The sky's the ___!" (5) New York Times Mini Apr 28, 2026
4% AGO Hence (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 22, 2026
4% DOUR Full of doom and gloom (4) USA Today Apr 17, 2026
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