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A painful thing which becomes an oak? (5) Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue A painful thing which becomes an oak? (5) last seen in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 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 ACORN.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | ACORN A painful thing which becomes an oak? (5) | (5) | Puzzler Cryptic | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 6% | EARSHOT Range within which things are audible (7) | (7) | Puzzler | Nov 19, 2025 |
| 6% | TWINGES Shooting pains | (7) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Nov 19, 2025 |
| 6% | ACHES __ and pains | (5) | LA Times Daily | Nov 17, 2025 |
| 6% | GROAN Pained utterance | (5) | The Times Concise | Nov 17, 2025 |
| 6% | OOF "That looks painful" | (3) | LA Times Daily | Nov 16, 2025 |
| 6% | SORER More painful | (5) | USA Today | Nov 16, 2025 |
| 6% | SORE Painful (4) | (4) | Mirror Classic | Nov 15, 2025 |
| 6% | COMPAREDTOWHAT ". . . but which thing are you measuring this against here?" | (14) | USA Today | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 6% | WINCE Show pain | (5) | Thomas Joseph | Nov 10, 2025 |
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