Hard time for the queen — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “Hard time for the queen”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 26th May 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 “Hard time for the queen” is HERA (4 letters).
We last saw “Hard time for the queen” in Guardian Cryptic on 26th May 2004.
The 4-letter answer for “Hard time for the queen” is HERA.
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