The clue "vicious" last appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on October 27, 2021. The correct answer for this puzzle is "CRUEL", a 5-letter word.
Solution MEAN is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution MEAN is 4 letters long. We have 22 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 519 solutions. The longest is COUNTERPRODUCTIVE with 17 letters, and the shortest is BAD with 3 letters.
Indeed, the puzzle clue "VICIOUS" has seen a surge in lookups recently (last checked: 12 Dec 2025). Apparently it´s giving players some headaches!
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Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.