One for sorrow, two for joy? Quite the opposite (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SYLLABLE One for sorrow, two for joy? Quite the opposite (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 10, 2025
8% SORROW Opposite of "joy" (6)
7% BLACKANDWHITE As two polar opposites (13) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2025
6% OHSO Quite (4) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
6% ELATE Fill with joy (5) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
6% GLEE Great joy (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 13, 2025
6% WOE Great sorrow (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
6% ALMOST Not quite (6) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
6% SOBS Expresses sorrow (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
6% LOOP One of two in a bow (4)

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