"Wordplay" is hard to beat (6) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue "Wordplay" is hard to beat (6) last seen in Times Quick 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 PUNISH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUNISH "Wordplay" is hard to beat (6) (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 23, 2024
7% PUNS Bits of wordplay (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 15, 2025
7% PUNGENT Strong man of wordplay? (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 25, 2025
7% PUN Wordplay (3) The Telegraph Quick Jul 14, 2025
6% BONGO Beat it! (5) Universal Sep 14, 2025
6% EDGED Barely beat (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 11, 2025
6% ARI "The Beat With ___ Melber" (3) New York Times Sep 9, 2025
6% TOILERS Hard workers (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 7, 2025
6% HITTHEBOOKS Study hard (11) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
6% LABOR Hard work (5) Commuter Sep 4, 2025

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