Old character that could get under your skin and be a pain Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old character that could get under your skin and be a pain last seen in Times Quick 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THORN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THORN Old character that could get under your skin and be a pain (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 11, 2025
4% SPLINTER It might get under your skin (8) Thomas Joseph Oct 1, 2025
3% RUBRAW Get under your skin (6) Newsday Dec 12, 2020
2% DERMAL Of the skin (6) The Times Concise Dec 9, 2025
2% BENEATH Under (7) The Times Concise Dec 9, 2025
2% BAGUETTE Get a tube to transform pain in France! (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Nov 29, 2025
2% ACHES __ and pains (5) LA Times Daily Nov 17, 2025
2% CHOPCHOP Get your skates on! (4-4) (8) The Guardian Quick Nov 13, 2025
2% BANG Get more of this for your buck (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
2% RUNES Old Norse characters (5) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025

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