| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DIRER | More desperate, as circumstances |
| DIRE | Desperate, as circumstances |
| aggravated | (of an offense) Made more serious by attendant circumstances (such as frame of mind) |
| AWINGANDAPRAYER | After "on," relying mostly on hope in desperate circumstances |
| reduced | (of a person) Be forced by difficult circumstances into doing something desperate |
| reduces | (of a person) Be forced by difficult circumstances into doing something desperate |
| reducing | (of a person) Be forced by difficult circumstances into doing something desperate |
| reduce | (of a person) Be forced by difficult circumstances into doing something desperate |
