Lubricant to ease head off painful swelling (3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OIL Lubricant to ease head off painful swelling (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 2, 2026
7% EGOS Swelled heads (4) New York Times Midi Jun 11, 2026
7% EGO Swelled head (3) Commuter Jun 5, 2026
6% LETUP Ease off the gas (5) USA Today Jun 14, 2026
6% OILS Lubricates (4) Newsday May 5, 2026
6% ABATE Ease off (5) LA Times Mini Mar 1, 2026
5% STYE Eyelid swelling (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 14, 2026
5% DARIA Spin-off of Beavis and Butt-Head (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 12, 2026
5% OTHERWISE Heading off trouble sensible - or else! (9) The Times Cryptic Jun 10, 2026
5% ABATING Dying down, easing (7) The Times Concise Jun 9, 2026

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