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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

BANE
Something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"

BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

LASH
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

WHIP
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

PEST
A persistently annoying person

FLAY
Strip the skin off

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WASTE
Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"

CURSE
An evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"

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TERROR
The use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess"

THREAT
A warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"

RAVAGE
(usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"

PLAGUE
An annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"

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AFFLICT
Cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"

NEMESIS
(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

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DESOLATE
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

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DEVASTATE
Overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

FLAGELLUM
A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

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FLAGELLATE
A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

LAYWASTETO
Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

AFFLICTION
A cause of great suffering and distress