"A pain in the neck," e.g. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue "A pain in the neck," e.g. last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDIOM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDIOM "A pain in the neck," e.g. (5) New York Times Mar 11, 2025
91% HASSLE Pain in the neck (6) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025
88% ACHE Pain in the neck? (4) USA Today Jul 13, 2025
85% TONSIL It can be a pain in the neck (6) New York Times Aug 24, 2025
85% PESTS Pains in the neck (5) Universal Jun 28, 2025
75% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
68% SPIES Johnny English and George Smiley, e. g. (5)
65% NAPE Back of neck (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 6, 2025
65% GAIN No pain, no ___ (4) USA Today Aug 19, 2025
65% GAY The "G" in LGBTQ (3) Commuter Aug 19, 2025

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