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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRAVAIL Painful effort (7) New York Times Oct 13, 2022
33% TOIL Advance with painful effort. (4)
3% THROES Painful struggles (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
3% SCHLEP Effortful freighting (6) Newsday Dec 13, 2025
3% PANG Sharp pain (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 6, 2025
3% WINCE Pained reaction (5) Commuter Dec 6, 2025
3% DRAGS Pulls with effort (5)
3% HASSLE Pain in the neck (6) USA Today Dec 1, 2025
3% ANA Get __ for effort (3) Newsday Nov 30, 2025
3% TWINGE Shooting pain (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 23, 2025

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