A bit of a pain, Matt's ahead of champion, swallowing hard Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DULL A bit of a pain, Matt's ahead of champion, swallowing hard (4) The Guardian Cryptic Apr 12, 2016
53% LED Was ahead (3) Wall Street Journal Jun 22, 2026
53% INCUR Suffer a bit of pain, curtailed (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 12, 2026
51% ACHES Pains (5) The Telegraph Quick Jul 10, 2026
51% AIL Pain (3) The Times Sunday Concise Jun 21, 2026
51% INROAD Bit of hard-won progress (6) LA Times Daily May 29, 2026
51% LEADS Is ahead (5) USA Today May 27, 2026
48% OWS Cries of pain (3) New York Times Midi Jul 6, 2026
48% AGONY Great pain (5) LA Times Daily Jul 5, 2026
48% ONTOP Ahead in the standings (5) Universal Jun 28, 2026

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