Make painful progress, lacking backbone (4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIMP Make painful progress, lacking backbone (4) (4)
7% SPINE Backbone (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 6, 2025
7% SPINES Backbones (6) Universal Sep 29, 2025
7% EASE Make less painful (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 22, 2025
6% RIB Bone attached to the backbone (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 13, 2025
6% STAGNATE Stop progressing (8) Newsday Sep 11, 2025
6% ANI What makes a pan a pain? (3) New York Times Sep 2, 2025
6% AFOOT In progress (5) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2025
6% MAINSTAY Backbone (8) LA Times Daily Jul 23, 2025
6% GETS ___ on: advances or makes progress? (4)
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