___-boiled, phrase meaning "tough and cynical" that was first used by Mark Twain Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HARD ___-boiled, phrase meaning "tough and cynical" that was first used by Mark Twain (4)
5% RON "Mark Twain" biographer Chernow (3) New York Times Jul 24, 2026
5% TOM Mark Twain's "The Adventures of ___ Sawyer" (3)
5% POSITIVE Think ___, phrase used when the going gets tough, perhaps (8)
5% FINN Huckleberry ___ (Mark Twain character) (4)
4% ACIDDROP Boiled sweet (4,4) (8) Puzzler Jul 30, 2026
4% CEDILLA Diacritical mark used in French (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 27, 2026
4% KETTLE Boiling point? (6) LA Times Daily Jul 25, 2026
4% GOOUTWITHABANG Phrase meaning to end something in dramatic fashion (14) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 19, 2026
4% SCHLEP Tough trek (6) Newsday Jul 19, 2026
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