Gruesome
Crossword Clue and Answers

Looking for answers to the "Gruesome" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 14 crossword solutions for Gruesome.

We most recently saw this clue in The Sun Cryptic.

We deem Gruesome to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 14 times in a variety of crossword publications.

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Publications

  • The Sun Cryptic - Thursday, 9 Dec 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Saturday, 4 Dec 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 16 Nov 2021
  • The Sun Cryptic - Thursday, 25 Mar 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Friday, 9 Oct 2020
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 18 Sep 2020
  • The Guardian Quick - Saturday, 11 Jul 2020
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Friday, 16 Aug 2019
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Friday, 7 Dec 2018
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 1 Jan 2017

Crossword Answers

4 letters

GRIM
Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

SICK
Deeply affected by a strong feeling; "sat completely still, sick with envy"; "she was sick with longing"

GORY
Covered with blood; "a bloodstained shirt"; "a gory dagger"

5 letters

AWFUL
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

LURID
Shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke; "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames"

6 letters

GRISLY
Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

MORBID
Suggesting an unhealthy mental state; "morbid interest in death"; "morbid curiosity"

7 letters

GHASTLY
Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

HIDEOUS
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

MACABRE
Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

8 letters

HORRIFIC
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

GHOULISH
Suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"

HORRIBLE
Provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"

9 letters

REPUGNANT
Offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"