Hopeful? Initially getting off painkillers (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hopeful? Initially getting off painkillers (7) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 ASPIRIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASPIRIN Hopeful? Initially getting off painkillers (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 14, 2025
6% BESTCASE Hoped-for scenario (8) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
6% PARACETAMOL Make carp oatmeal into painkiller (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
6% GETTINGHOME Hope of "E.T." (11) Universal Oct 16, 2025
6% BOO "Get off the stage!" (3) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
6% ALIGHT Get off a vehicle (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 11, 2025
6% RISINGSTAR Hollywood hopeful (10) Eugene Sheffer Oct 4, 2025
6% RINSES Gets the suds off of (6) USA Today Sep 29, 2025
6% DETERGENT Cleaner put off dope with therapy initially (9) The Times Cryptic Sep 29, 2025
6% TODOLISTS They might get ticked off (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 26, 2025

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