Requiring physical or mental effort (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIFFICULT Requiring physical or mental effort (9) (9)
9% EXERTION Physical effort (8) The Times Concise Sep 18, 2026
8% HERCULEAN Requiring superhuman effort (9) The New Yorker Mini Sep 24, 2026
7% ELBOWGREASE Vigorous physical effort of turn introducing musical (11) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 29, 2026
7% CEREBRAL Requiring a lot of mental effort (8)
7% WORKS Employs physical or mental effort (5)
6% FORCE An "F" in Physics? (5) New York Times Mini Nov 6, 2026
6% INTELLIGENCE Mental aptitude (12) The Times Concise Nov 5, 2026
6% NEED Require (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 3, 2026
6% ASTUTE Mentally sharp (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Nov 3, 2026
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