Necessary ___ (something unpleasant that has to be done) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Necessary ___ (something unpleasant that has to be done) . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EVIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EVIL Necessary ___ (something unpleasant that has to be done) (4)
7% TASK Something to be done (4) New York Times Apr 23, 2026
5% ACCIDIT Evenit, contingit; it happens, or has done (7) The Times O Tempora May 23, 2026
5% OVER Done with (4) Eugene Sheffer May 23, 2026
5% HELLISH Profoundly unpleasant (7) The Times Concise May 22, 2026
5% NESTEGG Something bird has put by? (4,3) (7) Mirror Cryptic May 22, 2026
5% THERE "Been ___, done that" (5) Universal May 20, 2026
5% RARE Level of doneness (4) Universal May 19, 2026
5% ODOR Unpleasant smell (4) USA Today May 15, 2026
5% ICKY Quite unpleasant (4) Newsday May 14, 2026
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