Speaker's hard blow for excessively diligent pupil (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWOT Speaker's hard blow for excessively diligent pupil (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 16, 2026
75% SOCK Hard blow (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 23, 2026
64% PLIED Worked diligently at (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2026
64% STUDIER Diligent pupil (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 21, 2015
64% STUDIERS Diligent pupils (8)
61% WORKLIKEABEAVER Toil diligently (15) Newsday Aug 4, 2026
58% TOO Excessively (3) The Telegraph Mini Oct 8, 2026
58% UNDUE Excessive (5) LA Times Mini Oct 2, 2026
58% OVERTHETOP Excessive (10) The Telegraph Quick Sep 25, 2026
55% ERRS Blows it (4) LA Times Daily Oct 8, 2026

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