Fear-inducing Crossword Clue

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DREADED

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DREADED

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(adjective)
1. inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
2. suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

INDUCING (noun)
1. act of bringing about a desired result
FEAR (verb)
1. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
2. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
FEAR (noun)
1. an anxious feeling
2. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Dreaded
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DREADED
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More USA Today Crossword (10/7/2026) Answers

Across

1. Online forum admins, for short

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9. Speck in the sea

13. Bitter-smelling

15. Hurdle for an aspiring atty.

16. Ready to receive a pass

17. "Nifty!"

18. "Just doing my best"

19. Spellcasting tool

20. Occasion for a tabletop meeting?

22. Spots for some home gardens

23. Actor de Armas

24. ___ tartare (alliterative fish dish)

25. First-class

26. "More info to come later" (Abbr.)

27. Ballet garment

29. Prof's helpers

32. Scuffles

35. Portmanteau for a content creator who might whisper in videos

37. Midterms or finals

38. Either . in 🙂

40. One may be lukewarm

42. Approval

43. Educated guess (Abbr.)

44. Performs like Sexyy Red

45. "___ Stuff" (Donna Summer hit)

46. Engage in an IRL fantasy battle

48. End of a walkie-talkie message

50. ___ pen

53. Like fish in need of scraping

55. "Swear!"

57. In it for the long ___

58. Prize grabber in an arcade

59. "Leave this instant!"

60. "Thus . . ."

61. Fine-tune

62. Country where soup joumou is enjoyed

63. Like a fireplace in need of cleaning

64. Apple device whose smallest iteration, ironically, wasn't the Nano

65. Baobabs or banyans

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Down

1. "One Piece," e.g.

2. Atlantic or Pacific

3. Genre for "The Pitt" or "The Crown"

4. Location

5. Set straight?

6. "I need to know the answer now"

7. Corner store

8. Pigpen

9. Des Moinesian or Davenporter

10. Fifth wheel?

11. Offer temporarily

12. Brings to a close

14. "You have nothing to apologize for"

21. Birth control options, for short

22. "I absolutely agree!"

25. Cash source

26. Short-term employee

28. Function

30. "C ___ crossword"

31. Editor's "leave this"

32. ___ mortals

33. Old flames

34. Vindication for a comeback victor

36. Try out

38. Sixth sense, for short

41. Take an afternoon rest

42. *clears throat*

47. Metallic mixture

49. Promised

50. Wish granter

51. Be theatrical

52. F1 driver Hamilton

53. ___ butter

54. Pixar movie whose soundtrack includes "Life Is a Highway"

55. "Ice cube dropping into water" sound

56. Skyrocket

58. Ho ___ Minh City

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