The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ELEGY , but the solution may also be SADSONG which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in New York Times).
Dirge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ELEGY | 57 % | 5 | 
| SADSONG | 29 % | 7 | 
| REQUIEM | 14 % | 7 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dirge
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- threnody
 - coronach
 - lament
 - requiem
 - elegy
 - mournful
 - ballad
 - lugubrious
 - lamentation
 - mournfulness
 - tuneless
 - hymn
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ELEGY noun- A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
 - A composition of mournful character.
 
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ELEGY
- Song of lament
 - Mournful ode
 - Nostalgic work
 - Lament in verse
 - Not a very cheery poem
 - Lyric lamentation
 - Kaddish
 - Sorrowful reading
 - Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!," e.g.
 - Requiem
 
More clues leading to the result SADSONG
- Tear-jerking tune
 - Tune about a split-up, e.g.
 - It may make you 29-Across
 - "Teen Angel" or "Leader of the Pack"
 - One of the ones that "say so much," in an Elton John hit
 - Blues tune, for example
 - Emo selection
 - Dirge
 - "Last Kiss" or "Tell Laura I Love Her"
 - Number of tears?