When things are most desperate Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOUROFNEED When things are most desperate (10) Wall Street Journal Jan 13, 2022
3% TWELVE Time when most strikes occur (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 31, 2025
3% DIRELY In desperation (6) Newsday Aug 23, 2025
3% CRAMS Studies desperately (5) Universal Aug 21, 2025
3% BREE "Desperate Housewives" role (4) Commuter Aug 12, 2025
3% EVEREST Mountain most harsh when leaving summit (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 12, 2025
3% ASSETS When needing collections of valuable things (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 4, 2025
3% GEODE It's most beautiful when broken (5) New York Times Aug 2, 2025
3% PLEA Desperate request (4) LA Times Daily Jul 30, 2025
3% HARDUP Desperate (6) Wall Street Journal Jul 19, 2025

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