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Cruel Crossword Clue
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Crossword clue last updated: 29/09/2026
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Hint 1: Meaning
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" .
Hint 2: Synonyms
MEAN, FELL, UNKIND
Hint 3: Best answers
MEAN, RUTHLESS, INHUMAN
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| Aim low | 14% |
| An average | 14% |
| Animal smell a local possesses | 14% |
| Annoyance to the royals? That's heartless and unkind | 14% |
| Average | 14% |
| Average – unpleasant | 14% |
| Average bloke touring Spain | 14% |
| Average guy, limiting energy | 14% |
| Babe perhaps given comparatively little? That's cruel | 14% |
| Bad average | 14% |
| Bad-tempered | 14% |
| Barbaric | 14% |
| Base aim | 14% |
| Bell curve figure | 14% |
| Black-hearted | 14% |
| Callous orders restricting most of the citizens, ultimately | 14% |
| Cold-hearted | 14% |
| Cruel and mostly senseless to restrict sound of activity | 14% |
| Cruel and pointless to confiscate drone | 14% |
| Cruel and senseless endlessly suppressing buzz | 14% |
| Cruel and senseless to inhibit what bees do | 14% |
| Cruel and stupid to constrict busy sound | 14% |
| Cruel chums stripped man naked in pub | 14% |
| Cruel French here? You must provide cover | 14% |
| Cruel when in France you set about old company | 14% |
| Cruel, barbaric | 14% |
| Cut-throat | 14% |
| Design tight pants - Amen! | 14% |
| Devoid of mercy, like an incomplete Bible? | 14% |
| Dishonourable aim | 14% |
| Drone - boring, senseless, cruel | 14% |
| Foul and sticky leaving South Carolina for Channel Isles | 14% |
| Hard-hearted, horrible hustlers | 14% |
| Hard-hearted? Girl not so much! | 14% |
| Harsh description of defective Old Testament? | 14% |
| Have as a definition | 14% |
| Have in mind | 14% |
| Hustlers | 14% |
| Hustlers in resort showing no compassion | 14% |
| I have to follow a police raid, nearly causing harm | 14% |
| Ignoble | 14% |
| Ill-tempered | 14% |
| Imply | 14% |
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What's the best solution for Cruel?
The most likely answer for the crossword clue Cruel is MEAN. Other possible answers include RUTHLESS, INHUMAN, VICIOUS, ABUSIVE, INHUMANE, UNKIND, barbarous, brutal, among others.
How many solutions are there for Cruel?
We have found 12 possible answers for the crossword clue Cruel.
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What is another word for Cruel?
We list 6 synonyms related to Cruel. Common alternatives include FELL, BRUTAL, SAVAGE, VICIOUS.
Which crosswords feature clues like Cruel?
Clues like Cruel often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Sun Coffee Time, The Sunday Telegraph, The Guardian Genius, The Sunday Times, The Observer Azed, among others.
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