Cruel
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Thursday, 2 Dec 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 24 Nov 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 10 Nov 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 29 Oct 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 12 Jul 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 25 Jun 2021
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Wednesday, 19 May 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 4 May 2021
  • Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 16 Nov 2020
  • The Mirror Classic - Thursday, 12 Nov 2020
  • USA Today - Monday, 31 Aug 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 20 Jan 2019

Crossword Answers

4 letters

MEAN
Characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"

FELL
The act of felling something (as a tree)

5 letters

HARSH
Sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"

ULCER
A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

LUCRE
Informal terms for money

NASTY
Characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"

6 letters

SAVAGE
A cruelly rapacious person

BRUTAL
Disagreeably direct and precise; "he spoke with brutal honesty"

UNKIND
Lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"

7 letters

INHUMAN
Without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"

ABUSIVE
Characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment; "abusive punishment"; "argued...that foster homes are abusive"

VICIOUS
Having the nature of vice

OGREISH

CALLOUS
Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

BEASTLY
In a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law"

8 letters

BARBARIC
Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes"

DESPOTIC
Belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot

PITILESS
Deficient in humane and kindly feelings

SADISTIC
Deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another

INHUMANE
Lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"

RUTHLESS
Without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"

9 letters

HEARTLESS Howard
Lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

BARBAROUS
Primitive in customs and culture

ROUGHSHOD
Unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies"; "a manager who rode roughshod over all opposition"

UNFEELING
Devoid of feeling or sensation; "unfeeling trees"

MERCILESS
Having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

TRUCULENT
Defiantly aggressive; "a truculent speech against the new government"

MONSTROUS
Abnormally large

10 letters

UNMERCIFUL
Having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

11 letters

IRONHEARTED

COLDHEARTED
Lacking in sympathy or feeling

REMORSELESS
Without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"

HARDHEARTED
Lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

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