Somewhat dread erstwhile bookworms (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Somewhat dread erstwhile bookworms (7) featured in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle on March 21, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is READERS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% READERS Somewhat dread erstwhile bookworms (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Mar 21, 2026
6% PAST Erstwhile (4) LA Times Daily Mar 1, 2026
6% READER Bookworm (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 26, 2025
5% FEAR Dread (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 19, 2026
5% ACNE Dreaded breakout (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 14, 2026
5% BAD Dreadful (3) USA Today Mar 9, 2026
5% RASTA Dreaded fellow, maybe (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 5, 2026
5% DIRE Dreadful (4) The Telegraph Quick Mar 3, 2026
5% ISH "Somewhat" (3) New York Times Mar 1, 2026
5% KINDOF Somewhat (6) USA Today Feb 27, 2026

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Somewhat dread erstwhile bookworms (7) Crossword Clue
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