A million cycles per second: excruciatingly painful, they say — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “A million cycles per second: excruciatingly painful, they say”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 25th Aug 2004. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “A million cycles per second: excruciatingly painful, they say” is MEGAHERTZ (9 letters).
We last saw “A million cycles per second: excruciatingly painful, they say” in Guardian Cryptic on 25th Aug 2004.
The 9-letter answer for “A million cycles per second: excruciatingly painful, they say” is MEGAHERTZ.
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