Reason to take a painkiller Crossword Clue

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Reason to take a painkiller Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. feel physical pain
2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present
(noun)
1. a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PAINKILLER (noun)
1. a medicine used to relieve pain
REASON (verb)
1. present reasons and arguments
2. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
REASON (noun)
1. a rational motive for a belief or action
2. the state of having good sense and sound judgment

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Daily Themed Crossword (9/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. "Boo-___" (crying sound)

4. Airport screening agency: Abbr.

7. Gawk at someone creepily (anagram of "loge")

11. Flightless Australian bird that can grow up to two meters tall

12. Swimmer's units

13. Horned farm animal whose kid is called "kid"

14. Pest at a picnic

15. Knights' titles

16. Lambs' fathers

17. Use a shovel

18. Boxing legend Muhammad ___

19. Track event where runners pass a baton to the next team member, in a race to cross the finish line first

20. Stuck in a ___ (mundane routine)

22. TV scientist Bill ___:

24. "___ Fire" (Springsteen hit): 2 wds.

26. Cash left for a waiter

27. Lawn layer

30. Water sport also called "crew," where teams propel their boats in unison, in a race to cross the finish line first

33. Oslo's country

35. Next of ___ (relative)

36. Organization whose symbol is a snake around a pole: Abbr.

38. Ireland, to its residents

39. Hosts at award functions: Abbr.

40. Fruity jarful

41. ___ racing, equestrian sport where jockeys guide their mounts around a track, in a race to cross the finish line first

45. Like some blankets meant for extreme cold

49. Grand in scale

50. "Eek, ___!" (cry of alarm from one who's spotted Remy, perhaps): 2 wds.

51. Like cold stares

52. ___ racing, motorsport where drivers take turns around tracks, in a race to cross the finish line first

53. Body ink such as Popeye's anchor, for short

54. Stanley Cup organization Abbr.

55. Adjust, as an alarm

56. Pirate's affirmative

57. Sound of the seventh letter

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Down

1. ___ over heels

2. Prefix with "present" or "potent"

3. Gotten too big for, as one's childhood clothes

4. Squirrel's bushy part

5. Short-distance track event where runners dash at full speed, in a race to cross the finish line first

6. Beast of burden

7. Shrek, for one

8. What is scored in a game of soccer

9. Dalai ___, Tibetan spiritual leader

10. Artsy online marketplace

12. To-be-attorney's exam (anagram of "slat"): Abbr.

19. Seized vehicle, for short

21. Prefix with "verse" or "cycle"

23. Yang’s complement, in Chinese philosophy

24. Provoke or irritate

25. "Me," to a mademoiselle

27. Water sport where athletes propel themselves through pool lanes, in a race to cross the finish line first

28. Manual boat propeller

29. What makes a red-velvet cake red, typically

31. Every newborn gets one

32. Automobile manufacturer of Acadia and Terrain: Abbr.

34. Where a car's trunk is

37. Lead ___ (misguide)

40. Jacuzzi feature with a nozzle

41. "Is ___ dot, or is ..." ("Particle Man" lyric): 2 wds.

42. Magnum ___ (artist's best work)

43. Formal ceremony

44. Edinburgh resident, for short

46. "10 Things I ___ About You" (Julia Stiles starrer)

48. Lovett of country music

50. "She can sit and read for hours ___ stretch": 2 wds.

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