Painful, is it, turning second of screws? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SADISTIC Painful, is it, turning second of screws? (8) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 28, 2020
7% WRETCHES 'Les Miserables' or 'The Turn of the Screw' (8)
7% RAGESPIRAL Inflationary turn of the screw? (4,6) (10)
7% TWIST Screw (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jul 5, 2025
6% HELIX Screw-thread shape (5) The Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
6% LIDS Screw them! (4) New York Times Aug 27, 2025
6% MESSES Screws (up) (6) Universal Aug 25, 2025
6% GAIN No pain, no ___ (4) USA Today Aug 19, 2025
6% ERR Screw up (3) Commuter Aug 16, 2025
6% THROES Pains (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 16, 2025

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