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Desperate if last (5) Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The Guardian Quick · 2026-10-17

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(noun)

  1. a long narrow excavation in the earth
  2. any small natural waterway

(verb)

  1. cut a trench in, as for drainage
  2. crash or crash-land
  3. make an emergency landing on water
  4. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
  5. throw away
  6. forsake

(noun)

  1. a person who is frightened and in need of help

(adjective satellite)

  1. showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
  2. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  3. showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
  4. arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
  5. desperately determined
  6. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair

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    Desperate if last (5) (5)

    The Guardian Quick · Oct 17, 2026

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