Needing much effort, but not replacing party of ill-repute Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Needing much effort, but not replacing party of ill-repute last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NOTORIOUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOTORIOUS Needing much effort, but not replacing party of ill-repute (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 19, 2024
5% CRED Street ___ (reputation) (4) USA Today Oct 8, 2025
5% SEEDIEST Least reputable (8) Newsday Sep 21, 2025
5% INFAMOUS One with sense to restrict family of ill repute (8) The Times Cryptic Jul 9, 2025
5% LABORIOUS Needing much effort (9) The Telegraph Quick Aug 23, 2022
5% STRENUOUS Needing much effort (9) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2018
4% ATLEASTYOUTRIED "Solid effort there" (15) USA Today Oct 13, 2025
4% LESS Not as much (4) Commuter Oct 11, 2025
4% FLU Winter illness (3)
4% SPITE Ill will (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025

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