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In a poor way

Answer: ILLY - 4 letters

The crossword clue "In a poor way" is answered by ILLY, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.

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ILLY

ILLY

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ILLY answer page.

9Times used
9Distinct years
2017Most recent year
4Publications

Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1966. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ILLY

Every other clue in this collection answered by ILLY, most used first.

  • In a bad way - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
  • Badly. - used 26 times, most recently in 2009

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