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Crossword Answer For

"I hate to be the ___ of bad news ..."

Last seen in Universal Crossword December 14, 2023 Answers

The crossword clue ""I hate to be the ___ of bad news ..."" was last seen in the Universal Crossword puzzle on December 14, 2023. We've carefully identified 155 possible answers from crossword puzzles published over the years. Among all candidates, BEARER (6 letters) stands out as the strongest match at 99%, making it the most reliable solution for this particular clue.

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155 Other Potential Answers

99%
BEARER
"I hate to be the ___ of bad news ..."
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2023
10%
OMEN
Bad news bringer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2026
10%
ONTHEBRIGHTSIDE
"It's not all bad news ...," and what the circled letters in this puzzle literally are?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
10%
TENSES
Gets ready to hear bad news, maybe
Universal Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
5%
FRENEMY
Rival one loves to hate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
5%
IDIOM
Pretty penny or bad penny
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
5%
MESSY
Like a bad breakup
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
5%
ITAR
Russian news acronym until 2014
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 28, 2026
5%
IHEARD
"That's old news"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
5%
AIL
Feel bad
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
5%
OHSORRY
"Whoops, my bad"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
5%
OHNO
"This is really bad!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
5%
TENPM
Evening news hr.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
5%
DISCONTENTMILL
Factory that produces bad vibes?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 26, 2026
5%
OOPS
"My bad!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
5%
PARDONMYFRENCH
"Please excuse the bad language," and what can be said about 18-, 26-, 55-, and 65-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
5%
ANY
"__ news?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
5%
MUSICTOMYEARS
"Just the news I needed!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
5%
IMSOSORRY
"My bad!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
5%
SOSO
Not bad, not great
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
5%
CNET
Tech news site
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
5%
AGLINING
Upside found periodically in a bad situation?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
5%
SADLY
"I hate to say it ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
5%
SPOIL
Go bad
Universal Crossword · Apr 13, 2026
5%
GROANED
Reacted to a bad joke
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
5%
RUE
Feel bad about
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
5%
BADPR
Unflattering news coverage
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
5%
THATSWACK
Reaction to something weird and bad
Universal Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
5%
MINICAM
Device in a TV news van
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
5%
ROTS
Goes bad
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
5%
MORNINGANCHOR
*One who delivers the early news
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
5%
IMESSEDUP
"It's my bad"
Universal Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
5%
EMOTIONS
Love and hate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
5%
LOATHE
Really, really hate
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
5%
ONPAPER
Where bad ideas might look better
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
5%
ARS
__ Technica: tech news website
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 30, 2026
5%
ILLSEEMYSELFOUT
Comment after a bad joke
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 24, 2026
5%
EVILOMEN
Really bad sign
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
5%
RIPER
Leaving less of a bad taste, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 9, 2026
5%
DENT
Make a bad impression?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
5%
THATSONME
"My bad" ... or a hint to a two-line arrangement within each pair of starred clues' answers
Universal Crossword · Jan 6, 2026
5%
MEH
Not bad enough to pan
Universal Crossword · Jan 2, 2026
5%
KALE
Superfood whose "special power is tasting bad," per Jim Gaffigan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 27, 2025
5%
DONTJINXIT
"You'll bring us bad luck!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
5%
EONLINE
Celeb news site
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
5%
TOO
"___ bad, so sad"
Universal Crossword · Dec 13, 2025
5%
OOPSY
"My bad!"
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2025
5%
SRY
Texter's "My bad"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 8, 2025
5%
THEWAGESOFCYNICS
Compensation for those expecting bad outcomes?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
5%
DETEST
Hate, hate, hate
Universal Crossword · Nov 30, 2025
5%
CRIER
Old news source
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
5%
STALE
Like many bad jokes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 22, 2025
5%
CONDO
*They accept bad behavior
Universal Crossword · Nov 21, 2025
5%
CYCLE
Word after "carbon" or "news"
Universal Crossword · Nov 21, 2025
5%
PEPPERMINTPATTY
"Peanuts" tomboy who says, "I hate talking to you, Chuck!"
Universal Crossword · Nov 18, 2025
5%
SITON
Suppress, as a news story
Universal Crossword · Nov 18, 2025
5%
ALAS
"Too bad"
Universal Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
5%
SWEAR
Say a bad word
Universal Crossword · Nov 11, 2025
5%
ASS
Suffix that makes "bad" good?
Universal Crossword · Nov 1, 2025
5%
IGN
Video game news site
Universal Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
5%
RUES
Feels bad about
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2025
5%
NOONION
Request from a diner concerned about bad breath
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 28, 2025
5%
ABET
Help a bad actor
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 26, 2025
5%
MEALY
Like a bad apple
Universal Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
5%
ANAG
"I hate to be ___ ..." ("Sorry to pester you ...")
Universal Crossword · Oct 22, 2025
5%
DOESAHAPPYDANCE
*Celebrates good news, in a way
Universal Crossword · Oct 20, 2025
5%
MAL
Prefix meaning "bad"
Universal Crossword · Oct 18, 2025
5%
SEEME
Message that might accompany a bad grade
Universal Crossword · Oct 11, 2025
5%
ICYMI
"Don't overlook this news" letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 10, 2025
5%
HABIT
You can kick a bad one!
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2025
5%
STEPS
Toddlers' first ones are big news
Universal Crossword · Oct 4, 2025
5%
WHATASHAME
"Oh, that's too bad!"
Universal Crossword · Sep 26, 2025
5%
TIDINGS
Old news?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
5%
WRONGFOOT
Metaphor for a bad start
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2025
5%
BOOED
Responded to a bad strike call
Universal Crossword · Sep 18, 2025
5%
EVIL
Very bad
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2025
5%
REMINDUS
"We'd hate to forget" (Last five letters + ...)
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
5%
GROAN
React to a bad joke
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2025
5%
UNLEARN
Break, as a bad habit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2025
5%
CNBC
NYSE news network
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2025
5%
ROT
Go bad
Universal Crossword · Aug 4, 2025
5%
INDOORPOOL
Crawl space protected from bad weather?
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
5%
YAY
"Excellent news!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
5%
STINKAROOS
They're really bad
Universal Crossword · Aug 2, 2025
5%
GOOD
"No news is __ news"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2025
5%
TMZ
Tabloid news org.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2025
5%
MOLDY
Like bad bread
Universal Crossword · Jun 14, 2025
5%
ANAGRAM
Debit card for bad credit?
Universal Crossword · May 30, 2025
5%
SNORTED
Showed appreciation for a bad joke, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 26, 2025
5%
AAVE
Dialectical source of "no cap" and "down bad," for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2025
5%
BRIGHTSPOTS
Good things in bad times
Universal Crossword · May 21, 2025
5%
ARTICLE
Piece of news
Universal Crossword · May 21, 2025
5%
TVCREW
Network news team
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 8, 2025
5%
UGH
"I hate it"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2025
5%
USSMAINE
Ship in 1898 news
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
5%
GPA
My high school one was 3.98 (I hate calculus)
Universal Crossword · Apr 26, 2025
5%
WORST
As bad as can be
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2025
5%
SIN
Do bad
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 17, 2025
5%
SOSORRY
“My bad!”
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 8, 2025
5%
ERRORS
Stat for a bad defense
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2025
5%
ASET
“I’d hate to break up --”
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Mar 26, 2025
5%
IAGO
"Othello" bad guy
Universal Crossword · Mar 24, 2025
5%
FORE
Cry from a bad driver?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2025
5%
UHOH
“This looks very bad”
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 9, 2025
5%
GLOAT
Be a bad winner
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2025
5%
GLOATS
Is a bad winner
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 3, 2025
5%
ABETS
Offers some bad advice?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2025
1%
FBI
Letters said while showing a badge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
ASKME
Words on a docent's badge
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
OGRES
Fairy tale baddies
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
1%
RIG
Fix badly?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
1%
DATELINE
Intro to many a newsreel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
1%
CLAN
Group of badgers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2026
1%
GUTREACTION
Positive review in a German newspaper?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 3, 2026
1%
FINE
"Whatever"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
1%
OGRE
Fairy tale baddie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2026
1%
ORC
Tolkien baddie
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 29, 2026
1%
NOWIN
Sure to end badly
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
1%
NYT
Big Apple newspaper, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 22, 2026
1%
OBIT
Bio in a newspaper
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
1%
SEA
Sinbad's setting
Universal Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
1%
SAILOR
Sinbad, for one
Universal Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
1%
MONDAYCROSSWORD
Early-week newspaper feature
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 16, 2026
1%
OKSURE
"Fine, whatever"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
1%
ADE
Suffix with "lime" or "hater"
Universal Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
1%
BAA
Whatever ewe say?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
1%
GOSTALE
Age badly, in a way
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 15, 2026
1%
CONCOURSECORRECTION
Remodel of a badly designed airport terminal?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
1%
SASH
Merit badge location
Universal Crossword · Dec 29, 2025
1%
SCOUTS
Merit badge earners
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
1%
MISNOMER
Thing that's handled badly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
1%
ACTOUT
Behave badly
Universal Crossword · Dec 6, 2025
1%
IMEASY
"Whatever you say"
Universal Crossword · Dec 3, 2025
1%
WINORLOSE
Whatever the outcome
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 2, 2025
1%
MAUL
Injure badly
Universal Crossword · Nov 17, 2025
1%
MEDIA
Radio, TV, newspapers, etc.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2025
1%
CHINA
Asian country that dominates badminton in the Olympics
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2025
1%
TREX
"__ hates pushups": message on a silly tee
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2025
1%
TRESPASS
Go badly?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2025
1%
BSA
Scouts ___ (org. with merit badges)
Universal Crossword · Aug 18, 2025
1%
UMOK
"Uh, whatever"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2025
1%
DESKS
Furniture in newsrooms
Universal Crossword · Jul 22, 2025
1%
COLUMN
Advice ___ (newspaper feature)
Universal Crossword · Jul 17, 2025
1%
LEDE
Bury the ___ (piece of newspaper lingo)
Universal Crossword · Jul 11, 2025
1%
FUNNYPAGES
Humorous parts of a newspaper (... letters 4-7)
Universal Crossword · Jul 4, 2025
1%
CURRENTEVENTS
Component of some social studies classes, or the name of the newspaper sporting the headlines in this puzzle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 29, 2025
1%
HELLORHIGHWATER
Difficulties of whatever scope
Universal Crossword · Jun 22, 2025
1%
SCOUT
Merit badge earner
Universal Crossword · Jun 19, 2025
1%
NAGSAT
Constantly badgers
Universal Crossword · May 8, 2025
1%
UCLA
Sch. whose newspaper is the Daily Bruin
Universal Crossword · Apr 12, 2025
1%
CERA
Michael of "Superbad"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2025
1%
SEEIFICARE
"Whatever, go ahead"
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2025
1%
ITSAJOB
“Hey, whatever pays the bills”
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Mar 22, 2025
1%
SUN
Baltimore newspaper
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 13, 2025
1%
CHEVRON
V-shaped badge
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Mar 8, 2025

Clues for Universal Crossword on December 14, 2023

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How many possible solutions does ""I hate to be the ___ of bad news ..."" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 155 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is BEARER (6 letters).
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The best answer for ""I hate to be the ___ of bad news ..."" is BEARER with 6 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
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This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on December 14, 2023.
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