The clue "unpleasant surprise" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on March 9, 2022. The correct answer for this puzzle is "RUDEAWAKENING", a 13-letter word.
Solution RUDEAWAKENING is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution RUDEAWAKENING is 13 letters long. We have 0 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 3 solutions. The longest is RUDEAWAKENING with 13 letters, and the shortest is JOLT with 4 letters.
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Solutions are between 4 and 13 letters long.