Looks painful, having ring inserted in facial feature Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Looks painful, having ring inserted in facial feature last seen in Telegraph 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MOUSTACHE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOUSTACHE Looks painful, having ring inserted in facial feature (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 4, 2018
6% EYEBROW Facial feature (7) (7) Mirror Classic Jan 12, 2026
6% BEARD Lincoln facial feature (5) Commuter Jan 2, 2026
6% OOF "That looks painful" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
5% CONTOUR Use makeup to sculpt and define, as facial features (7) New York Times Feb 3, 2026
5% GLASSEYE Prosthetic facial feature of Peter Falk (8) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
5% EAR Body part that might have a ring (3) Premier Sunday Jan 25, 2026
5% TOE Body part that might have a ring (3) Premier Sunday Jan 25, 2026
5% REED Clarinet insert (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 23, 2026
5% BIT Drill insert (3) New York Times Jan 21, 2026

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Looks painful, having ring inserted in facial feature Crossword Clue
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