Cutting is onerous with no leader (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cutting is onerous with no leader (5) last seen in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle. 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 AXING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AXING Cutting is onerous with no leader (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 14, 2025
8% TAXING Onerous HMRC business (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jul 14, 2025
7% INCISES Cuts into (7) Eugene Sheffer Aug 27, 2025
7% CHIEFS Leaders (6) The Times Concise Aug 8, 2025
7% ELUTE Elicit with cut back lacking leader (5) (5)
7% STORM Cut yarn made leader rage (5) (5)
7% TASKMASTER Person imposing onerous work (10)
7% IMPOSTS Onerous taxes (7) (7)
6% LENIN Bolshevik leader (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 4, 2025
6% EMIR Mideast leader (4) LA Times Daily Sep 4, 2025

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