Disastrous
The crossword clue "Disastrous" is answered by FATAL, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
FATAL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FATAL answer page.
Used 15 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CALAMITYJANEFONDA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for FATAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by FATAL, most used first.
- Deadly - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- "___ Attraction" - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Like some flaws - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Decisive. - used 13 times, most recently in 1982
- Lethal - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Terminal - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Calamitous - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Causing death - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Ruinous - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Wild - FERAL, used 153 times
- Aspect - FACET, used 120 times
- Plant life - FLORA, used 107 times
- Strong suit - FORTE, used 92 times
- ___ mignon - FILET, used 87 times
- Untamed - FERAL, used 74 times
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