Peril
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.

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Publications

  • Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 30 Aug 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 14 Jul 2021
  • The Guardian Quick - Tuesday, 4 May 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021
  • USA Today - Thursday, 21 Jan 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 9 Oct 2020

Crossword Answers

4 letters

RISK
The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

5 letters

SPANS

QUEER
Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

6 letters

HAZARD
An obstacle on a golf course

DANGER
A dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"

MENACE
A threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"

EXPOSE
The exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"

THREAT
A warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"

7 letters

IMPERIL
Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

SCUPPER
Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

8 letters

JEOPARDY
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

ENDANGER
Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

THREATEN
To be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"

DISTRESS
The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"

9 letters

RISKINESS
A state of danger involving risk

10 letters

JEOPARDISE
Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

JEOPARDIZE
Put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

12 letters

ENDANGERMENT
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

15 letters

SWORDOFDAMOCLES
A constant and imminent peril; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles"