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Unpleasantly loud and harsh (8)

Solution has appeared in 4 crosswords (2 across and 2 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,579 — 2023-06-25 23:00:49
  4D: Grating (8)
• Quick crossword No 16,050 — 2021-10-14 23:00:12
  9A: Loud and grating (8)
• Quick crossword No 15,847 — 2021-02-20 00:00:16
  12D: Raucous (8)
• Quick crossword No 15,672 — 2020-07-29 23:00:02
  22A: Unpleasantly loud and harsh (8)