Horrible ulcer causing distress (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Horrible ulcer causing distress (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CRUEL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRUEL Horrible ulcer causing distress (5) (5)
7% SORES Ulcers (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 12, 2025
6% ODOR Horrible smell (4) USA Today Dec 16, 2025
6% HARROW Cause distress to public school (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
6% STRESS Ulcer cause (6)
5% TEAR Feature of some distressed jeans (4) LA Times Daily Dec 25, 2025
5% FRACTURE Cause to break (8) Universal Dec 25, 2025
5% ANGUISH Distress (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 22, 2025
5% HELGA Wife of Hägar the Horrible (5) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
5% FATAL Causing death (5) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2025
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