Difficult effort Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Difficult effort featured in New York Times puzzle on May 16, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRAVAIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRAVAIL Difficult effort (7) New York Times May 16, 2026
3% TEASER Difficult question (6) (6) Mirror Classic May 15, 2026
3% DRYSEASON Difficult time for farmers (9) New York Times May 15, 2026
3% DRAGS Pulls with effort (5)
3% SCRAPE Difficult situation (6) Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026
3% UNPALATABLE Difficult to accept (11) (11) Puzzler May 12, 2026
3% ANA Get __ for effort (3) Newsday May 5, 2026
3% PUNTS Speculative efforts (5) The Atlantic May 3, 2026
3% TREK Difficult hike (4) New York Times Midi Apr 27, 2026
3% ORDEAL Difficult experience (6) Commuter Apr 25, 2026

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