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Visibly upset

Answer: TEARY - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Visibly upset" is answered by TEARY, a 5-letter entry. Used 20 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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TEARY

TEARY

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TEARY answer page.

20Times used
14Distinct years
2026Most recent year
11Publications

Used 20 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for TEARY

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

  • Lachrymose - used 42 times, most recently in 2023
  • Emotional - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
  • Visibly sad - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
  • Misty-eyed - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
  • Like some goodbyes - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
  • Pathetic - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
  • About to cry - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
  • All choked up - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
  • Moist-eyed - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
  • Weeping - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
  • Weepy - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
  • Wet-eyed - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
  • Maudlin - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
  • Mournful - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
  • Sad - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

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