Punishingly hard Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Punishingly hard last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BRUTAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRUTAL Punishingly hard (6) Wall Street Journal Aug 27, 2020
2% TUGS Pulls hard (4)
2% SOCK Hard blow (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 5, 2025
2% CLEARASMUD Hard to understand (10) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
2% OLD ___ habits die hard (3)
2% ATIT Working hard (4) Universal Oct 4, 2025
2% RADISH Vegetable is hard to cook (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 4, 2025
2% TRAVAILED Worked hard (9) The Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
2% WHACKS Hits hard (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 3, 2025
2% MOHS Creator of a hardness scale (4) Universal Oct 2, 2025

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