Bleakest time of year? — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Bleakest time of year?”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 16th Oct 2008. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Bleakest time of year?” is MIDWINTER (9 letters).
We last saw “Bleakest time of year?” in Guardian Quick on 16th Oct 2008.
The 9-letter answer for “Bleakest time of year?” is MIDWINTER.
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