1) Doubly dreadful 2) Even more calamitous 3) Less rosy 4) More appalling 5) More awful 6) More calamitous 7) More critical 8) More critical or pressing 9) More desperate 10) More drastic 11) More dreadful 12) More extreme 13) More foreboding 14) More fraught with danger 15) More grim 16) More hazardous Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/direr