Ascending with difficulty, as up a rock face * Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ascending with difficulty, as up a rock face * featured in Telegraph Cross Atlantic puzzle on February 17, 2026. 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CLAMBERING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CLAMBERING Ascending with difficulty, as up a rock face * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
7% RISEN Up, ascended (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 28, 2025
6% SCALE Ascend (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 26, 2026
6% CRAG Rugged rock face (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
6% RISE Ascendancy (4) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
6% ROSE Ascended (4) The Atlantic Dec 23, 2025
5% COLOR Indicator of difficulty in Connections (5) New York Times Mini Feb 17, 2026
5% PECULIAR I clear up rocks? Strange (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Feb 14, 2026
5% LIMPS Walks with difficulty (5)
5% ORALS Face-to-face exams (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 10, 2026

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