Fearful Crossword Clue

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DIRE

(4 letters)

AFRAID

(6 letters)

TIMOROUS

(8 letters)

ALARMED

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. lacking conviction or boldness or courage
2. lacking self-confidence
(noun)
1. people who are fearful and cautious

Hint 2: Clue Definition

FEARFUL (adjective)
1. timid by nature or revealing timidity
2. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

DIRE
(4 letters)
AFRAID
(6 letters)
TIMOROUS
(8 letters)
ALARMED
(7 letters)

More USA Today Crossword (4/4/2026) Answers

Across

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13. Pack of paper

15. Olympic swords

16. Tiny salamander

17. "The First Lady of Song" Fitzgerald

18. Grandmas

19. Mineral rated 1 on the Mohs scale

20. Parent whose job has no commute

24. One of over 250 million sold on Valentine's Day

25. Flavor enhancer providing umami

28. Follower of "poli-"

29. Accelerate in neutral

32. ___ of consciousness

34. Part of a concrete plan?

37. Bunny who says "What's up, doc?"

38. Tiny devices that act as the brains of electronics

42. That's terrible!

43. Repulsive

44. Herb in many pet toys

47. Studio with a mascot named Leo

48. Bears and Bulls, on scoreboards

51. Prefix meaning 'three'

52. Keto or Paleo, e.g.

55. Laser tag exclamation

57. Real estate ownership records

61. Half of TTFN

63. Delete

64. Levi's alternatives

65. Difficult trek

66. Puerto ___

67. Humorist Bombeck

68. Pub offerings

69. Oracles

70. Looked at suspiciously

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Down

1. Tops of waves

2. Boston NBA player

3. Italian sub meat

4. Well-mannered bloke

5. World's only known warm-blooded fish

6. Vocal range for Jeremy Jordan

7. Words from el esposo

8. Evaluate

9. Aware of

10. Catchphrase originally from "Star Trek"

11. Bird in a classic Tootsie Pop commercial

12. And so on

14. Will you let me?

21. Expert at getting spots out?

22. Came into contact with

26. Droops

27. MLB VIPs

30. Bird whose males incubate the eggs

31. Nix

33. Sluggers' stats

34. “Give me a break!”

35. Nickname for Edward

36. Difficult-to-notice haircut

38. More than sear

39. Stealthy way to walk

40. Gear tooth

41. Like summer weather in Miami

42. National Taco Day mo.

45. Words exchanged at the altar

46. Traditional Scottish Highland musicians

48. Happy and optimistic

49. "Make sure I'm not found!"

50. "So unfortunate . . ."

53. Spooky

54. Smallest amount

56. Chaotic fight

58. ___ to riches

59. Ruler until 1917

60. Yearnings

61. Org. with a "3-1-1" rule

62. "___ the world's a stage . . ."

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