Force runner to put one into cook and painter — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Force runner to put one into cook and painter”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 10th Nov 2010. 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 “Force runner to put one into cook and painter” is CHIEF (5 letters).
We last saw “Force runner to put one into cook and painter” in Guardian Cryptic on 10th Nov 2010.
The 5-letter answer for “Force runner to put one into cook and painter” is CHIEF.
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