Like painful nails hammered in wrong Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INGROWN Like painful nails hammered in wrong (7)
7% INITIAL One nail - it's hammered first (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 15, 2025
7% BURNINGMANI Painful nail job? (11)
6% NAIL Hammer - what's hammered! (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Aug 22, 2025
6% KNOCKINGONTHEHEAD Thwarting the nail's desire not to be hammered home? (8,2,3,4) (17)
5% AMISS Wrong (5) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 7, 2025
5% TOOL Hammer or drill (4) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
5% ENAMEL Nail polish, e.g. (6) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025
5% HASSLE Pain in the neck (6) LA Times Daily Sep 3, 2025
5% SORES Painful spots (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 3, 2025
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