NOUN: "painstaking or watchful attention" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "painstaking or watchful attention" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. be concerned with
(noun)
1. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PAINSTAKING (adjective)
1. characterized by extreme care and great effort
ATTENTION (noun)
1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Hint 3: Anagram

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ACRE

More Missing Letter Crossword (11/8/2025) Answers

Across

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22. Like a three-dollar bill

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Down

1. Infielder's need

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19. Hay ___ (farm machine)

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22. VERB: "to disturb the composure of"

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26. PREPOSITION: "by way of"

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