Very painful work for the farmer — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “Very painful work for the farmer”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 11th Dec 2009. 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 “Very painful work for the farmer” is HARROWING (9 letters).
We last saw “Very painful work for the farmer” in Guardian Cryptic on 11th Dec 2009.
The 9-letter answer for “Very painful work for the farmer” is HARROWING.
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