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

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Speaker's hard blow for excessively diligent pupil (4) featured in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle on May 16, 2026. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SWOT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWOT Speaker's hard blow for excessively diligent pupil (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 16, 2026
58% SOCK Hard blow (4) Puzzler Backwords May 2, 2026
49% KNUCKLINGDOWN Working diligently (13) The Times Concise Apr 14, 2026
47% PLIED Worked diligently at (5) Commuter Mar 24, 2026
47% STUDIER Diligent pupil (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 21, 2015
47% STUDIERS Diligent pupils (8)
45% TOO Excessively (3) Wall Street Journal Apr 11, 2026
45% UNDULY To excess (6) Thomas Joseph Apr 4, 2026
43% TNT This blows! (3) Universal May 9, 2026
43% BILLYBUNTER Greyfriars pupil (11) The Telegraph Quick May 9, 2026

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