Lasting damage from a tough experience, metaphorically Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lasting damage from a tough experience, metaphorically featured in New York Times puzzle on May 21, 2026. 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BATTLESCARS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BATTLESCARS Lasting damage from a tough experience, metaphorically (11) New York Times May 21, 2026
5% BOAT Situation, metaphorically (4)
5% ASEA Lost, metaphorically (4) LA Times Daily May 19, 2026
5% POSER Tough puzzle (5) Newsday May 17, 2026
5% SMOKEANDMIRRORS Misdirection metaphor (15) Newsday May 16, 2026
5% SCRAPES Tough situations (7) Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026
5% BADBREAKS Tough luck (9) Newsday May 14, 2026
5% MAR Damage (3) Commuter May 11, 2026
5% TESTS Experiments (5) Commuter May 7, 2026
5% EEL Metaphor for slipperiness (3) New York Times May 7, 2026

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