Sick, beset by pains, the chap with little energy left showing fatal weakness (8,4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACHILLES Sick, beset by pains, the chap with little energy left showing fatal weakness (8,4) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 12, 2025
5% WINCE Show pain (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 10, 2025
4% DEADLY Fatal (6) (6) Mirror Classic Dec 4, 2025
4% ELF Little chap ran back, ditching wife (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
4% LADS Young chaps (4) Universal Dec 2, 2025
4% ZING "Sick burn!" (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 1, 2025
4% HASSLE Pain in the neck (6) USA Today Dec 1, 2025
4% VIM Energy (3) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
4% ZIP Energy (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 29, 2025
4% SWARM Beset from all directions (5) Newsday Nov 29, 2025

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