River in a bad way — just a brook Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue River in a bad way — just a brook last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RILL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RILL River in a bad way — just a brook (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 3, 2023
7% RIG Fix, in a bad way (3) LA Times Daily Aug 8, 2025
6% BOOT Western cemetery stall in a bad way (4,4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 4, 2025
6% RUNNEL Small brook (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 28, 2025
6% ONLY Just (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 21, 2025
6% MERE Just (4) New York Times Aug 15, 2025
6% THE Not just "a" (3) Universal Aug 1, 2025
6% AMOK Bad way to run (4) New York Times Jul 15, 2025
6% SINAI Mount is in a bad way (5)
6% RELAPSE Slip back into bad ways (7) The Sun Mini Jun 25, 2025

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