Hopeful? Initially getting off painkillers (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASPIRIN Hopeful? Initially getting off painkillers (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 14, 2025
6% PARACETAMOL Make carp oatmeal into painkiller (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
6% RINSE Get suds off of (5) USA Today Jan 4, 2026
6% RID "Get ___ of that" ("Dispose it off") (3)
6% DISMOUNT Get off a horse (8) (8) Mirror Classic Jan 1, 2026
6% OPTIMISTIC Full of hope (10) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
6% SOT Drunk initially slags off Trump (3) (3) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Dec 27, 2025
6% BOO "Get off the stage!" (3) Newsday Dec 25, 2025
6% SUITOR Romantic hopeful (6) USA Today Dec 24, 2025
6% OPTS Gets off the fence (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025

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