crossword

[aston wright]

poetic word meaning a curse

[Quizmonster]

Blight, plague, scourge, imprecation, execration, anathema, bane and malediction...as well as others...are all possibilities.

[Quizmonster]

By the way, there is a section specifically >i>for crossowrd clues under the Quizzes & Puzzles heading. It's also advisable to say how many letters the word contains and to show the pattern of any letters you have already got...
eg ?A??D?C??O?
would be suitable if the answer turned out to be 'malediction'.

[shaneystar2]

Malison .....if this is from the DTGK crossword.