Trying times Crossword Clue

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Trying times Crossword Answer

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TESTS

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ORDEALS

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

TRYING (adjective)
1. extremely irritating to the nerves
2. hard to endure
TIMES (noun)
1. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
2. a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

TESTS
(5 letters)
ORDEALS
(7 letters)

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