Contraction of credit can be painful (3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIC Contraction of credit can be painful (3) (3)
9% CRAMP Painful muscle contraction (5) The Times Specialist Oct 27, 2025
7% ACHES __ and pains (5) LA Times Daily Nov 17, 2025
7% TONSIL It can be a pain in the neck (6) New York Times Aug 24, 2025
6% CITE Give credit to (4) LA Times Daily Nov 22, 2025
6% TWINGES Shooting pains (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 19, 2025
6% GROAN Pained utterance (5) The Times Concise Nov 17, 2025
6% HOMER Credited author of "The Odyssey" (5) USA Today Nov 17, 2025
6% BIDSON Competes for, as a contract (6) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
6% OOF "That looks painful" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
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