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Sudden Pain Swindle Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STING which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: STING

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%5Exact Match!
226%3Swindle; pain
323%6Sudden pain

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "STING" which means:

    noun
  • • A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
  • • A mental pain or distress
  • • A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
  • • A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  • • Operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
  • verb
  • • Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
  • • Deliver a sting to
  • • Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
  • • Cause a stinging pain
  • • Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The bee's sting caused a red, painful bump."
  • • "I felt a sharp sting when i accidentally touched the cactus spine."

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The Guardian Quick20 Oct 2014 Down 2
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