Do a painful but necessary thing Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Do a painful but necessary thing . 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BITETHEBULLET.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BITETHEBULLET Do a painful but necessary thing (13)
3% SALS "Do the Right Thing" pizza place (4) LA Times Daily Oct 21, 2025
3% OSSIE "Do the Right Thing" actor Davis (5) Universal Oct 20, 2025
3% TAKEUPTHEWORD Do what's necessary to solve 24 Down? Carry on speaking (13) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 17, 2025
3% SIN Do bad things (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
3% ENOUGH As much as necessary (6) The Times Concise Oct 9, 2025
3% UNDUE Not necessary (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 28, 2025
3% PAST "Do not dwell in the ___ ..." ("Forget about things that happened ...") (4)
3% ITEMS Things on a to-do list (5) USA Today Sep 7, 2025
3% WATER Liquid necessary for life (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 7, 2025
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