| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DRASTIC | Dire | |
| DREADFUL | Dire | |
| DISASTROUS | Dire | |
| AWFUL | Dire | |
| DESPERATE | In dire straits | |
| DIRELY | In a dire manner. | |
| IRONED | Pressed on in dire trouble | |
| DOOM | Dire fate produces mood swing | |
| ERADICATION | Extermination is a dire action | |
| DIRE | Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens. | |
| ARTISTS | Picasso and Monet in dire straits | |
| REHAB | Dire habits? Take part in detox therapy | |
| DESPERATION | Alter speed before quota leads to dire need | |
| RESIT | Dire situation in which to do the exam again | |
| DIREFUL | Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day. | |
| YAMA | ...o the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the torment... | |