Gloomy Crossword Clue

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Gloomy Crossword Answer

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DOUR

(4 letters)

DISMAL

(6 letters)

DREAR

(5 letters)

SOMBER

(6 letters)

TRISTE

(6 letters)

GRIM

(4 letters)

DREARY

(6 letters)

MOROSE

(6 letters)

UNLIT

(5 letters)

GUS

(3 letters)

MOURNFUL

(8 letters)

BLEAK

(5 letters)

SULLEN

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. bad; unfortunate
2. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

Hint 2: Clue Definition

GLOOMY (adjective)
1. depressingly dark
2. causing dejection

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

DOUR
(4 letters)
DISMAL
(6 letters)
DREAR
(5 letters)
SOMBER
(6 letters)
TRISTE
(6 letters)
GRIM
(4 letters)
DREARY
(6 letters)
MOROSE
(6 letters)
UNLIT
(5 letters)
GUS
(3 letters)
MOURNFUL
(8 letters)
BLEAK
(5 letters)
SULLEN
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More Daily Pop Crossword (5/29/2026) Answers

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15. Nebraska home of the College World Series

16. Annual speech given by the president, in hashtags

17. Actress Thompson of "Back to the Future"

18. Played around (with)

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22. "Where the Wild Things Are" boy

23. Horse rider's strap

24. "___ Will Be Different" (Maria Semple novel)

27. ___-Man (arcade game)

29. Aardvark snack

32. "Shakespeare in Love" actress who plays 43-Across in a 1996 film (2 wds.)

36. Travel guide listing

37. "___ on Pop" (Dr. Seuss classic)

38. "My Friend Flicka" novelist Mary

39. Elton John musical based on a Verdi opera

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49. Fanny packs spot

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56. Soapmaking stuff

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Down

1. Arizona spring training home of the Chicago Cubs

2. Small appliance that removes wrinkles

3. Comedy Central's "Broad ___"

4. Underwater superhero played by Jason Momoa

5. Take a chill pill

6. “Hurlyburly” Tony winner Judith

7. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner

8. "The Hunchback of ___ Dame"

9. Heart Eyes or OK Hand

10. Japanese for "goodbye"

11. ___ Might Be Giants (rock band)

20. "Private Practice" actor Diggs

21. Black-and-white whale

24. ___ Fridays (restaurant chain)

25. "A Room of One's ___" (Virginia Woolf work)

26. Cause of an explosion

27. Rice noodle soup

28. Smartphone download

30. Conjunction used with "neither"

31. Bygone airline with an iconic terminal at JFK

33. Start to melt

34. Scottish lake

35. Mathematical formula to be proven

40. "That's enough, thanks" (2 wds.)

41. Calendar entries

42. One-named "Rolling in the Deep" singer

43. Make smooth, as a transition

44. Aunt in the "Judy Moody" book series

45. Opposite of dry, as skin

46. "Hmm ... I doubt that" (2 wds.)

47. Come across as

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