Horrible, liquid food almost finished by a few

The answer to “Horrible, liquid food almost finished by a few” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is GRUESOME — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 5, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 1-Down. 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.

“Horrible, liquid food almost finished by a few” answer

GRUESOME (8 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 GRUESOME.

Why the answer is GRUESOME

A nearly finished serving of thin porridge plus a small number points to something truly horrifying. 😱

What does GRUESOME mean?

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

When else has “Horrible, liquid food almost finished by a few” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic 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 5, 2026 (most recent) → GRUESOME. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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