Nerve of side of the face (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHEEK Nerve of side of the face (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 9, 2025
9% GALL Nerve (4) Universal Dec 24, 2025
8% ORAL Face-to-face test (4)
8% PAN Face (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
8% NEURAL Related to nerves (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 10, 2025
8% MEET Come face-to-face with (4) USA Today Dec 9, 2025
8% TWITTERING Fluttering of the nerves (10) (10) Puzzler Dec 9, 2025
8% MUG Face (3) The Times Concise Dec 5, 2025
8% IRL Face-to-face: Abbr. (3)
8% AXON Nerve fiber (4) New York Times Nov 24, 2025

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