CRUEL Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 359 solutions for 'CRUEL' with 2 to 15 letters.
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The clue "cruel" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on August 16, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "MEAN", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
CRUEL with 10 letters
TYRANNICAL
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UNFRIENDLY
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UNMERCIFUL
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UNPLEASANT
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UNYIELDING
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VINDICTIVE
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CRUEL with 11 letters
ACRIMONIOUS
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ANIMALISTIC
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BELLIGERENT
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COLD-BLOODED
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COLDHEARTED
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COMPLAINING
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CONTENTIOUS
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DEHUMANISED
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DICTATORIAL
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DISPARAGING
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DISTRESSING
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EXASPERATED
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IMPASSIONED
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INSENSITIVE
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NIGHTMARISH
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QUARRELSOME
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REMORSELESS
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RESTRAINING
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RESTRICTIVE
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SANGUINEOUS
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TERRORISTIC
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THREATENING
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UNCHRISTIAN
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UNCIVILISED
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UNCIVILIZED
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UNFORGIVING
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UNRELENTING
11
CRUEL with 12 letters
ANTAGONISTIC
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BLOODTHIRSTY
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BLOODY-MINDED
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CONFOUNDEDLY
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CRUEL-HEARTED
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DISAPPROVING
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DISCONTENTED
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EXCRUCIATING
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QUESTIONABLE
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SLAUGHTEROUS
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SUPERNATURAL
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UNCHARITABLE
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UNPERMISSIVE
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UNREMORSEFUL
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WITHOUT MERCY
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CRUEL with 13 letters
ARGUMENTATIVE
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CANNIBALISTIC
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COLD-BLOODEDLY
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CONTROVERSIAL
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TROUBLEMAKING
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UNSYMPATHETIC
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CRUEL with 14 letters
UNCOMPASSIONED
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UNSYMPATHIZING
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CRUEL with 15 letters
ANTHROPOPHAGOUS
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SELF-DESTRUCTIVE
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UNCOMPASSIONATE
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Top answers for CRUEL crossword clue from newspapers

MEAN
UNKIND
INHUMANE
INHUMAN
PITILESS
coldhearted

Definition of cruel

  • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Anagrams of cruel

LUCRE ULCER

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What is the best solution to the riddle CRUEL?

Solution MEAN is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution MEAN is 4 letters long. We have 19 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "CRUEL"?

There are 359 solutions. The longest is ANTHROPOPHAGOUS with 15 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 15 letters long.

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11
ANY PERSON WHO EXERCISES POWER IN A CRUEL WAY
11
CRUEL OR INHUMANE TREATMENT
10
A CRUEL ACT
10
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10
A CRUEL AND BRUTAL FELLOW
10
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10
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10
Cruellest month
10
A CRUEL AND OPPRESSIVE DICTATOR
10
A MONSTER OF REMORSELESS CRUELTY
10
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10
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10
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10
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