Pain of athlete, perhaps - needle required for that? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pain of athlete, perhaps - needle required for that? featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on September 5, 2026. 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RUNNINGSTITCH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNNINGSTITCH Pain of athlete, perhaps - needle required for that? (13) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 5, 2026
5% JOCK Athletic type (4) Commuter Sep 1, 2026
5% NEEDS Requirements (5) Newsday Aug 31, 2026
5% ACHE Post-marathon pain, perhaps (4) New York Times Midi Aug 30, 2026
5% NEED Requirement (4) Newsday Aug 30, 2026
5% OLYMPIAN Zeus?; athlete (8) The Telegraph Quick Aug 30, 2026
5% SEWON Attach with a needle and thread (5) New York Times Aug 30, 2026
5% STILETTO Needle-point implement (8) Newsday Aug 29, 2026
5% SORE Tender and painful (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 28, 2026
5% ETUI Needle case (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2026

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