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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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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | BRUTAL Punishingly hard | (6) | Wall Street Journal | Aug 27, 2020 |
| 2% | HIGHC Pitch that's hard to hit? | (5) | New York Times | Jul 27, 2026 |
| 2% | ALOOF Hard to get close to | (5) | USA Today | Jul 27, 2026 |
| 2% | YANK Give a hard pull | (4) | New York Times Midi | Jul 27, 2026 |
| 2% | LABOR Hard work | (5) | New York Times | Jul 21, 2026 |
| 2% | HURL Throw hard | (4) | Eugene Sheffer | Jul 21, 2026 |
| 2% | SOCK Hard blow | (4) | Puzzler Backwords | Jul 20, 2026 |
| 2% | AMEN "Hard agree" | (4) | USA Today | Jul 17, 2026 |
| 2% | IDIOMATIC Hard to translate, in a way | (9) | LA Times Daily | Jul 17, 2026 |
| 2% | MOHS Mineral hardness scale | (4) | USA Today | Jul 14, 2026 |
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