Six-love, with nothing returned -- one's played painfully at times Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Six-love, with nothing returned -- one's played painfully at times last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 VIOLIN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VIOLIN Six-love, with nothing returned -- one's played painfully at times (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 26, 2021
66% TDS Six-pt. plays (3) The Atlantic Jan 8, 2026
63% STALL Play for time (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 27, 2025
60% TOOREAL Painfully close to home (7) LA Times Daily Jan 7, 2026
60% TROOPS Men return nothing in fun (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
60% JILTS Leaves painfully (5) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
57% ATA One ___ time (3) New York Times Jan 5, 2026
57% SLIME Sticky stuff kids love to play with, and a word that rhymes with "time" (5)
57% EAD One time (3) USA Today Quick Dec 16, 2025
57% ONCE One time (4) USA Today Quick Dec 16, 2025

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