Concealing pained expression, call for old form of money (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Concealing pained expression, call for old form of money (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 9, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COWRY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COWRY Concealing pained expression, call for old form of money (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
6% MASKS Conceals (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 6, 2026
6% HIDE Conceal (4) New York Times Jan 5, 2026
6% IRA Old money, for short? (3) New York Times Dec 19, 2025
6% HID Concealed (3)
6% LIRA Old Italian money (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 3, 2025
5% RANDOM Uncontrolled currency, old money (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Jan 10, 2026
5% TAP Call on (3) Universal Jan 7, 2026
5% NINES Canniness concealing cardinals (5) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 7, 2026
5% ACHE Suffer pain (4) USA Today Quick Jan 5, 2026

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