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noun • a person who is frightened and in need of help adjective satellite • arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope • desperately determined • (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair • showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort • showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire • fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | ||||
| 44% | 12 | Bananas like oranges? What makes bananas look like bananas? | ||
adjective satellite • informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | ||||
| 39% | 6 | They are considered lesser apes, in contrast to great apes like gorillas and chimpanzees | ||
noun • smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies • English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) | ||||
Very Bad Bananas Deter Apes
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DESPERATE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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DESPERATE
Updated: September 1, 2025
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| Telegraph Cryptic08 Jul 2025 | Down 2 | |
| Telegraph Cryptic03 Jan 2023 | Down 16 | |
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