Pale, tense boy ignoring personal hygiene problem (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PASTY Pale, tense boy ignoring personal hygiene problem (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 27, 2024
5% ALE India Pale ___ (3)
5% WILL "Boys __ be boys" (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
5% WAN Pale (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 22, 2025
5% EDGY Tense (4) (4) Puzzler Dec 20, 2025
5% DRAMATIC Tense and exciting (8) The Times Concise Dec 15, 2025
5% ORAL Kind of hygiene (4) Universal Nov 10, 2025
5% SANITARY Hygienic (8) (8) Mirror Classic Nov 6, 2025
5% PLACEBO … one that doesn't cure hygiene problem on set (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
4% CLOTS Artery problems (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 7, 2026

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