Engine that’s labouring to purr when hit in the centre Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TURBOPROP Engine that’s labouring to purr when hit in the centre (9) The Times Cryptic Mar 23, 2022
6% CAT Purr producer (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
6% HUMS Purrs, as an engine (4) New York Times Mar 28, 2023
5% EARN Gain by labour (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 18, 2025
5% SPA Treatment centre (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
5% SPOT "That hit the ___" (4) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
5% ENDEAVOUR Labour overdue an upset (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
5% PIGEON City centre bird (6) The Times Concise Oct 13, 2025
5% TURBO Powerful engine (5) Commuter Oct 1, 2025
5% MOTOR Engine (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 30, 2025

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