Challenge was good, initially absorbing up to the time one walked out bearing half the debt Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GAUNTLET Challenge was good, initially absorbing up to the time one walked out bearing half the debt (8)
5% PAW One of four, for a bear (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
5% OWE Be in debt (3) LA Times Daily Jan 1, 2026
5% GAME Up for a challenge (4) LA Times Daily Dec 31, 2025
5% HERES "___ to the Good Times" (5)
5% TOCK Half time? (4) New York Times Dec 19, 2025
5% MAMA One of the Three Bears (4) USA Today Dec 12, 2025
5% HARD Challenging (4) USA Today Dec 11, 2025
5% ABLE Up to the challenge (4) LA Times Daily Dec 8, 2025
5% INCUR Run up, as debts (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 8, 2025
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