Irksome, the bending to achieve the desired effect — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 10–letter crossword clue “Irksome, the bending to achieve the desired effect”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 19th June 2012. 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 “Irksome, the bending to achieve the desired effect” is STRIKEHOME (10 letters).
We last saw “Irksome, the bending to achieve the desired effect” in Guardian Cryptic on 19th June 2012.
The 10-letter answer for “Irksome, the bending to achieve the desired effect” is STRIKEHOME.
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