Painful effort Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Painful effort last seen in New York Times 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRAVAIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRAVAIL Painful effort (7) New York Times Oct 13, 2022
33% TOIL Advance with painful effort. (4)
3% TWINGE Shooting pain (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 23, 2025
3% TRY Put in the effort (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
3% BGAME Subpar effort (5) Universal Nov 21, 2025
3% HEAVE Throw with effort (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 19, 2025
3% TWINGES Shooting pains (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 19, 2025
3% LUGS Hauls with effort (4) Commuter Nov 18, 2025
3% SCRUB Clean with effort (5) LA Times Daily Nov 18, 2025
3% ACHES __ and pains (5) LA Times Daily Nov 17, 2025

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