Sullen and ill-tempered Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOROSE Sullen and ill-tempered (6)
46% SULKS Is sullen and ill-tempered (5) The Times Concise May 27, 2016
3% SOBRIETY Temperance (8) (8) Mirror Classic Dec 11, 2025
3% DOUR Sullen (4) The Atlantic Dec 9, 2025
2% ANIMOSITY Ill will, rancour (9) The Times Concise Dec 3, 2025
2% TEETOTAL Practising temperance (8) The Times Concise Nov 11, 2025
2% TESTY Ill-tempered (5) Premier Sunday Jun 8, 2025
2% SULLEN Ill-tempered (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 6, 2024
2% SULLE/MCN Ill-tempered (9) New York Times May 11, 2023
2% GRUMPY Ill-tempered (6) The Guardian Quick Nov 1, 2021
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