Pain in the neck
The crossword clue "Pain in the neck" is answered by HASSLE, a 6-letter entry. Used 34 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
HASSLE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HASSLE answer page.
Used 34 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CRICK (19 uses in xd)
- KINK (15 uses in xd)
- NUISANCE (8 uses in xd)
Other clues for HASSLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by HASSLE, most used first.
- Bother - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
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