Mournful cries Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mournful cries featured in New York Times puzzle on December 16, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WAILS.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
WAILS Mournful cries (5) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
MOANS Mournful cries (5)
YOWLS Mournful cries (5)

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