Long period hard to manage in retrospect (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Long period hard to manage in retrospect (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 20, 2025. 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 EPOCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EPOCH Long period hard to manage in retrospect (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
7% AEON Extremely long period (4) Newsday Oct 5, 2025
7% EON Long period (3) Premier Sunday Sep 28, 2025
7% ERA Long period (3) The Telegraph Mini Jul 2, 2025
6% AGES Anglers regularly disappearing for long periods (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
6% GRANITE Managed in holiday cottage? It's very hard (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
5% ERAS Periods of history (4) Newsday Oct 20, 2025
5% EKES __ by (barely manages) (4) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
5% E Time periods (1) USA Today Quick Oct 18, 2025
5% ECLAIR Long longed-for cake (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 16, 2025

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