Worn out striking pierced tip of tongue Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DECREPIT Worn out striking pierced tip of tongue (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 3, 2023
3% STAB Pierce (4) Commuter Jan 5, 2026
3% OHOH "It's on the tip of my tongue!" (4) USA Today Nov 28, 2025
3% TAMIL Follow Mike's piercing tongue (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
2% UMP Strike caller (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 17, 2026
2% TIRED Worn out, sleepy (5) (5) Puzzler Jan 16, 2026
2% ECLAT Striking effect (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 15, 2026
2% GERMAN Tübingen tongue (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 14, 2026
2% NAVEL Pierced place, perhaps (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 14, 2026
2% COLLIDE Strike (against) (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 14, 2026

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