Tough time for Rod, drunk on bad ale (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORDEAL Tough time for Rod, drunk on bad ale (6) (6)
7% ELIMINATE Expel drunk ale, in time (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 29, 2026
6% GOON Tough (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 19, 2026
6% HARD Tough (4) The Telegraph Quick Mar 9, 2026
6% SLUMP Bad time for a batter (5) Thomas Joseph Feb 9, 2026
6% ALLY Friend in tough times (4) New York Times Feb 5, 2026
6% UNLIKABLE Drunk in bulk, ale is not nice (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 21, 2026
6% ORDEALS Tough times (7) Newsday Jan 9, 2026
5% LEROY "Bad, Bad -- Brown" (5) Eugene Sheffer Apr 7, 2026
5% WAND Rod associated with magic (4) Puzzler Backwords Apr 3, 2026
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