Making an effort, though it's irksome (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRYING Making an effort, though it's irksome (6) (6)
84% TRY Make an effort (3) New York Times Midi Jul 4, 2026
81% HAVEAGO Make an effort (4,1,2) (7) Puzzler Aug 7, 2026
78% TOIL Irksome effort. (4)
71% WELLIE Great effort making boot (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 18, 2026
67% HEAVE Lift with effort (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 5, 2026
67% PANTRY Criticise effort to make food store (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 3, 2026
67% JIMMY Open with effort (5) Newsday Aug 1, 2026
67% VAIN Fruitless, as efforts (4)
67% LUGGING Pulling with effort (7) Thomas Joseph Jul 22, 2026
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