Clues for the word "PAINS"
We've had 66 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 92 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on March 03, 2026.
Definition of pains
- n. - Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former.
Referring Clues
- Special effort
- Nuisances
- Growing ___
- Minor nuisances
- Annoying ones
- Careful efforts
- Great care
- Aches and ___
- Exceptional effort
- Great effort
- Careful effort
- Care
- What you take if you're careful?
- "Growing ___"
- Labor ___ (childbirth woes)
- Much care
- Twinges
- Distresses
- They may be royal
- Downsides of childbirth
- Great care, so to speak
- "Growing ___" (sitcom)
- Partner of aches
- Causes distress
- Aches partner
- Diligent effort
- Diligent effort
- Diligent efforts
- Aspirin targets
- Difficulty
- Analgesics' targets
- Analgesia targets
- Analgesic targets
- Advil targets
- Headaches
- Bufferin targets
- Liniment targets
- "Growing" difficulties
- Efforts
- Extra care
- Mighty efforts
- Irritants
- Aches' counterparts
- Annoying sorts
- Tony Bennett's "Growing ___"
- Careful types take them
- Considerable care
- Word with growing or great
- Feel them in your heart, post-breakup
- Ludacris "Growing ___"
- Aches & ___
- See 14
- You might take them to do a good job
- Laborious effort
- Assiduous care
- Aches starting? Probably analgesia is needed soon
- Trouble in European country when leader goes south
- They're alleviated by Aleve
- They're taken to be conscientious
- What careful people take
- Word after "growing" or "taking"
- "It ___ me to say this ..."
- Perfectionists take great ones
- Aches
- "It ___ me to say this, but ..."
- "It ___ me to say ... "
Last Seen In
- New York Times - March 03, 2026
- LA Times - December 08, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 04, 2025
- USA Today - June 16, 2024
- USA Today - March 03, 2024
- USA Today - January 28, 2024
- Family Time - December 17, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - December 13, 2023
- USA Today - November 11, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - August 09, 2023
- New York Times - April 14, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - April 07, 2023
- New York Times - January 16, 2023
- New York Times - November 21, 2017
- Netword - November 05, 2017
- New York Times - October 30, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - October 16, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - July 17, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 09, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - May 05, 2017
- USA Today - April 25, 2017
- LA Times - April 09, 2017
- LA Times - December 20, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - October 05, 2016
- Rock n Roll Crossword - June 19, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - April 26, 2016
- New York Times - March 15, 2016
- USA Today - February 02, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 27, 2015
- And in 62 more crossword puzzles...