Potential preface to a painful truth Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ICANTLIE Potential preface to a painful truth (8) The Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
2% ACHE Feel the pain (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 22, 2026
2% WINCE Show pain (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 21, 2026
2% SERUM Truth ___ (5) LA Times Mini Jan 18, 2026
2% TWINGE Stab of pain (6) New York Times Jan 18, 2026
2% BUT "... nothing ___ the truth" (3)
2% GOTIME The moment of truth (6) New York Times Jan 15, 2026
2% OVA Potential embryos (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 13, 2026
2% REALITY Truth, facts (7) (7) Puzzler Jan 8, 2026
2% HONEST Truthful (6) Commuter Jan 6, 2026

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