Confess to a vice — at first it hurts Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AVOW Confess to a vice — at first it hurts (4)
6% OUCH "That hurts!" (4) Commuter Oct 14, 2025
6% HANNIBALHAMLIN Abraham Lincoln's first vice president (14) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
6% IDID Terse confession (4) LA Times Daily Oct 7, 2025
6% OWOW "It hurts! It hurts!" (4) Universal Oct 3, 2025
6% BARB Hurtful remark (4) USA Today Oct 2, 2025
6% INJURED Hurt (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Sep 24, 2025
6% ACHED Hurt (5) New York Times Sep 23, 2025
6% ADMIT Confess to (5) Commuter Sep 18, 2025
6% VERSA "...and vice __" (5) Newsday Sep 18, 2025
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