| Joint musical is a slog (5,6) |
Mirror Cryptic |
28 Jul 2025 |
| Hard work (5,6) |
Mirror Quick |
28 Jul 2025 |
| Hard work, effort (5,6) |
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| Hard physical labour (5,6) |
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| Effort! |
Mirror Tea Time |
26 May 2025 |
| What is a slang term for vigorous, sustained, physical exertion? (5,6) |
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| Hard physical work |
Mirror Classic |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Needed to bring up a shine using lubricant on bend (5,6) |
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| Hard physical effort (5-6) |
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| Hard physical work (colloq) (5.6) |
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| Band before musical: it's hard work (5,6) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Hard work |
Mirror Quick |
02 Dec 2024 |
| Joint musical is a slog |
Mirror Cryptic |
02 Dec 2024 |
| Hard rubbing or polishing (5,6) |
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| The Spanish knot of ribbon used to lubricate or scrub clean (5,6) |
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| Hard manual work (5,6) |
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| Show of effort appears joint for country, it's said (5,6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
14 Oct 2024 |
| Strenuous physical effort |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2024 |
| Show of effort appears joint for country, it's said (5,6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
31 Jul 2024 |
| Vigorous effort (1978 film) |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2024 |
| Hard work * |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Jul 2024 |
| Laboured below, agrees it's hard work (5,6) |
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| Hard work to make beagle worse |
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| Hard scrubbing (5,6) |
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| Vigorous physical labour, especially hard rubbing (5,6) |
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| Olive oil for a macaroni salad? |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2023 |
| Effort, metaphorically |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Apr 2023 |
| *Vigorous effort |
LA Times Daily |
03 Apr 2023 |
| Effort |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Mar 2023 |
| Hard work |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Dec 2022 |
| Hard work and energy, with erratic bowler's age |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 May 2022 |
| Dirt on a plumbing fixture? |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Dec 2021 |
| *It may be used with a grunt or two |
The Washington Post |
15 Apr 2021 |
| *It may be used with a grunt or two |
LA Times Daily |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Serious effort |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Part of the EU said to be after joint effort |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Nov 2020 |
| Strenuous effort |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2020 |
| *Extra effort in cleaning |
Universal |
27 Jun 2019 |
| *Extra effort in cleaning |
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| Exertion |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Jun 2018 |
| Vigorous effort |
USA Today |
20 Sep 2016 |
| Strong effort in cleaning |
Universal |
12 Jan 2016 |
| Vigorous effort |
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| Strong effort in cleaning |
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| Lubrication needed after joint effort? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Aug 2015 |
| Vigorous effort |
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| Vigorous effort |
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| Strong cleaning solution? |
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| Extra effort, so to speak |
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| Strenuous exertion |
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| It may be needed to get out a tough stain |
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| It may be needed to get out a tough stain |
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| Vigorous effort |
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| Hard work |
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| Exertion |
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| Extra effort, figuratively |
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| Effort, so to speak |
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| Effort |
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| Hard work |
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| It's a lot of extra work |
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| Lubricant for the industrious |
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| Hard work |
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| Strong effort in cleaning |
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| Real effort |
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| Exertion, so to speak |
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| Oomph |
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| Oomph |
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| Extra effort |
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| Vigorous physical effort |
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| Energy of a sort |
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| The best workers use it. |
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| Energy of a kind. |
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| Hard work: Colloq. |
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