Metaphor for an effortless task Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAYUP Metaphor for an effortless task (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 10, 2021
3% TONGUE Metaphorical wagger (6) Newsday Nov 20, 2025
3% REINS Metaphor for control (5) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
3% DODO Obsolescence metaphor (4) Newsday Nov 15, 2025
3% HBO "Task" network (3) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
3% CAKEWALK Easy task (8) Eugene Sheffer Nov 11, 2025
3% ABLE Up to the task (4) USA Today Nov 10, 2025
3% LABOURS Tasks of Hercules (7) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2025
3% CHORE Boring task (5) Commuter Nov 3, 2025
3% ESSAY Written task (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 26, 2025

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