A pain in the neck for Mr Astley? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RICK A pain in the neck for Mr Astley? (4) The Telegraph Cryptic May 19, 2025
7% CRICK Pain, particularly in the neck (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 5, 2026
7% HASSLE Pain in the neck (6) USA Today Dec 1, 2025
6% CIRCA A pain in the neck? Not quite up and about (5) The Times Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
6% RICKETY Mr Astley perhaps yet to perform, in danger of collapse (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
5% CRAVATS Neck accessories (7) The Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
5% COLLARS Necks of shirts (7) Commuter Dec 27, 2025
5% AIL Be pained (3) USA Today Dec 25, 2025
5% NAPE Scruff of the neck (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 23, 2025
5% FRET Part of a neck (4) The Atlantic Dec 21, 2025

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