Recess, beset by rising despair Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% APSE Recess, beset by rising despair (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 27, 2022
5% ORIEL Windowed recess (5) Puzzler Backwords May 25, 2026
5% REBELLION Rising (9) The Telegraph Quick May 20, 2026
5% NAVE Church recess (4) USA Today Quick May 16, 2026
5% NICHE Recess (5) Puzzler Backwords May 14, 2026
5% SOB Express despair (3) Thomas Joseph Apr 3, 2026
4% TROLL Try to get a rise out of (5) LA Times Daily May 30, 2026
4% TIDAL Of the regular rise and fall of the sea (5) The Times Concise May 30, 2026
4% JAPAN Land of the Rising Sun (5) Eugene Sheffer May 29, 2026
4% ALSO "The Sun __ Rises" (4) Commuter May 27, 2026

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