Hair-raising Crossword Clue

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Hair-raising Crossword Answer

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SPOOKY

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SCARY

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(adjective)
1. inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
2. suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HAIR-RAISING (adjective)
1. extremely alarming
RAISING (noun)
1. the event of something being raised upward
2. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
RAISING (adjective)
1. increasing in quantity or value

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SPOOKY
(6 letters)
SCARY
(5 letters)

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