The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BADDREAM which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2003.
Nightmare, essentially crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| BADDREAM | 100 % | 8 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nightmare, essentially
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 - incubus
 - mara
 - acne
 - audit
 - berg
 - brat
 - calm
 - daydream
 - disaster
 - dream
 
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