In ___ straits
The crossword clue "In ___ straits" is answered by DIRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 37 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DIRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIRE answer page.
Used 37 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DIRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by DIRE, most used first.
- Urgent - used 71 times, most recently in 2023
- Calamitous - used 69 times, most recently in 2025
- Desperate - used 60 times, most recently in 2024
- Tragic - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Facts and figures - DATA, used 223 times
- Challenge - DARE, used 216 times
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