Pale and thin (10)

The answer to “Pale and thin (10)” in the The Guardian Quick crossword is CADAVEROUS — a 10-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on August 6, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 23-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Pale and thin (10)” answer

CADAVEROUS (10 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is CADAVEROUS.

Why the answer is CADAVEROUS

Describes someone looking ghostly pale and severely gaunt, almost as if they’ve risen from a grave 👻

What does CADAVEROUS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CADAVEROUS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Pale and thin (10)” appeared?

The Guardian Quick reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 6, 2026 (most recent) → CADAVEROUS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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