Dad taking coloured liquid with hesitation, swallowing bad medicine? (10) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAINKILLER Dad taking coloured liquid with hesitation, swallowing bad medicine? (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 7, 2024
6% DYES Colouring liquids (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 21, 2025
5% PAS Dads (3) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
5% DYE Clothes-colouring liquid (3) (3) Puzzler Oct 18, 2025
5% BALK Hesitate (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 15, 2025
5% LOATH Hesitant (5) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
5% EARDROPS Liquid medicine for listening organs (8) (8) The Guardian Quick Sep 4, 2025
4% SON Junior, to Dad (3) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
4% DOSE Medicine unit (4) Universal Nov 9, 2025
4% ERS Hesitant sounds (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 8, 2025

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