Tight and painful, in a way? Said differently Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STINGY Tight and painful, in a way? Said differently (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 4, 2015
6% SIT ___ tight (3) New York Times Dec 18, 2025
6% LOOSE Not tight (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 16, 2025
6% REALALE Said to stagger with pain supping too much of this? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 16, 2025
6% OTOH "Looking at it a different way ...", in textspeak (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
5% JAR Tight-sealed container (3)
5% THROES Painful struggles (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 16, 2025
5% COIL Tight spiral (4) Commuter Dec 15, 2025
5% END It might be tight or loose (3) Universal Dec 14, 2025
5% CLIQUE Tight group (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025

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