Cruel doctor causes pain — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Cruel doctor causes pain”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 12th Jan 2015. 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 “Cruel doctor causes pain” is ULCER (5 letters).
We last saw “Cruel doctor causes pain” in Guardian Cryptic on 12th Jan 2015.
The 5-letter answer for “Cruel doctor causes pain” is ULCER.
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