Painstaking Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 16 Mar 2021

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DILIGENT
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hard-working and dealing with it without a breakCrossword Clue
Recall top independent male that's civilised and hard workingCrossword Clue
Hard-working and conscientiousCrossword Clue
Hard-working mans after princess at 51!Crossword Clue
Tipping hat, single man is assiduousCrossword Clue
Hard-working policeman's fired, having concealed informationCrossword Clue
Studious learner involved in editing novelCrossword Clue
Being thorough, get in after cover-upCrossword Clue
AssiduousCrossword Clue
Tipping hat, one overseeing man, hard-workingCrossword Clue

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CONSCIENTIOUS
13 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
ScrupulousCrossword Clue
Diligent cousins notice changesCrossword Clue

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CAREFUL
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Beware occupants of packed vehicle carrying drugCrossword Clue
Thrifty group sharing vehicle to save energyCrossword Clue
Solicitous about university student supporting judgeCrossword Clue
Guarded vehicle with spilt fuelCrossword Clue
Wary load of passengers ingest drugCrossword Clue
Scrupulous fellow taken in by a cruel rogueCrossword Clue
Cautious driver and passengers keeping safe, ultimatelyCrossword Clue
A cruel fellow on the rampage? Watch out!Crossword Clue
Wary of motoring organisation backing fuel modificationCrossword Clue

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STUDIOUS
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
SwottyCrossword Clue
BookishCrossword Clue
Breeding establishments keep promise to be hard workingCrossword Clue
Academic workshops situated around universityCrossword Clue
Showing great care in artists workroom with usCrossword Clue
Well-read virile men holding letters of creditCrossword Clue
Scholarly, well-bred male at accounts receivableCrossword Clue
Diligent boss promises to payCrossword Clue
Boss promises to reimburse academicCrossword Clue

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ELABORATE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fancy flesh outCrossword Clue
Nuts are able to expandCrossword Clue
Complicated work in America in each telephone exchange, initiallyCrossword Clue
Nuts are able to expand?Crossword Clue
Work hard in America after start of exam, worried it's complexCrossword Clue
Carefully planned complexCrossword Clue
English boffins place old consider complexCrossword Clue
Last of those (Labour) to make a speech in complexCrossword Clue
Detailed —complicatedCrossword Clue
Bundle up to give a speech in rich detailCrossword Clue

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EXACT
5 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
On the noseCrossword Clue
Like some changeCrossword Clue
Precise – demandCrossword Clue
PreciseCrossword Clue
On the moneyCrossword Clue
Take by force? Nice!Crossword Clue

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THOROUGH
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MeticulousCrossword Clue
Comprehensive, even if approximateCrossword Clue
Complete, however approximateCrossword Clue
RigorousCrossword Clue
Full round in betweenCrossword Clue
House with trench on the perimeter, detailedCrossword Clue
Meticulous, but impreciseCrossword Clue
Utter nothing in betweenCrossword Clue
Complete from beginning to end, concealing nothingCrossword Clue
Love to impale non-stop, being conscientiousCrossword Clue

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HENRYDAVID
10 Letters

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PARTICULAR
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Choosy, wanting itemCrossword Clue
Discriminating factCrossword Clue
Remarkable pointCrossword Clue
Fussy pointCrossword Clue
Exceptional pressure of the jointsCrossword Clue
First section of novel copper initially labelled as rather peculiarCrossword Clue
Fussy detailCrossword Clue
Specific itemCrossword Clue
Railcar put in motion — not at all like The GeneralCrossword Clue
Railcar put in motion - not at all like The GeneralCrossword Clue

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DILIGENCE
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Former coach's conscientious commitmentCrossword Clue
Former coachs conscientious commitmentCrossword Clue
Care required by daft Ozzie blokes getting picked upCrossword Clue
Coach that could be due?Crossword Clue
Horse-drawn vehicle industryCrossword Clue
Horse-drawn vehicle industryCrossword Clue
Industry verges on inching into terrible declineCrossword Clue

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DELVE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Conduct painstaking researchCrossword Clue
Use a spadeCrossword Clue
___ into (investigate)Crossword Clue
___ into (explore in depth)Crossword Clue
Dig love regularly entering riverCrossword Clue
___ into (investigate)Crossword Clue
Dig deeply (into)Crossword Clue
Go (into)Crossword Clue
Dig (into)Crossword Clue
___ into (examine)Crossword Clue

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SADISM
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cruel behaviour is accepted by unhappy maleCrossword Clue
Blue magazine originally describing ones kinky sexual practiceCrossword Clue
Love of cruelty in the modern era is encapsulated by Stalin and Mao primarilyCrossword Clue
Shortly, Samuel will welcome Sidney back for painful practiceCrossword Clue
Shortly, Samuel will welcome Sidney back for painful practiceCrossword Clue
Cruel perversion of son stopping legendary king's returnCrossword Clue
Cruel perversion of son stopping legendary kings returnCrossword Clue
Cruelty making one unhappy is last thing kingdom needsCrossword Clue
Cruelty named for a marquisCrossword Clue
Miserable individuals beginning to miss crueltyCrossword Clue

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SADIST
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Brute posed touring hellCrossword Clue
One likes to be cruelCrossword Clue
Cruel type displays a disturbing pieceCrossword Clue
Dominatrix, perhapsCrossword Clue
Cruel oneCrossword Clue
Regularly ignored staid, hirsute bruteCrossword Clue
One deriving pleasure from inflicting painCrossword Clue
Lover of cruelty unhappy firstCrossword Clue
Cruel sortCrossword Clue
Cruel person, miserable, is repentant ultimatelyCrossword Clue

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THROUGH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Finished, complete with nothing missingCrossword Clue
FinishedCrossword Clue
By way ofCrossword Clue
See 23Crossword Clue
Husband fills ditch to get acrossCrossword Clue
The shortened part of golf course to get pastCrossword Clue
Wound up and pitched, as they sayCrossword Clue
Word after "Whose broad stripes and bright stars" in the national anthemCrossword Clue
Finished in the short grass off the fairwayCrossword Clue
Dropping ecstasy, bad place to be after driving byCrossword Clue

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CHOOSEONESWORDS
15 Letters

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SADOMASOCHIST
13 Letters

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Showing 16 Matching Answers

DILIGENT

10 RELATED CLUES

CONSCIENTIOUS

2 RELATED CLUES

CAREFUL

9 RELATED CLUES

STUDIOUS

9 RELATED CLUES

ELABORATE

10 RELATED CLUES

EXACT

6 RELATED CLUES

THOROUGH

10 RELATED CLUES

HENRYDAVID

PARTICULAR

10 RELATED CLUES

DILIGENCE

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DELVE

10 RELATED CLUES

SADISM

10 RELATED CLUES

SADIST

10 RELATED CLUES

THROUGH

10 RELATED CLUES

CHOOSEONESWORDS

SADOMASOCHIST

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