Post-exercise pain — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 19 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ACHE
4 letters
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Reason to take a painkiller
ACHE
4
Tooth or heart trouble
ACHE
4
Tooth distress
ACHE
4
Tooth or ear trouble
ACHE
4
Continuous dull pain
ACHE
4
Post-workout pain
ACHE
4
Post-workout pain
ACHE
4
Cause for some ibuprofen
ACHE
4
Tooth or tummy pain
ACHE
4
Dull but continuous pain
ACHE
4
Steady pain
ACHE
4
Word with "stomach" or "head," used as a common excuse to not go to school
ACHE
4
Space between teeth, say
GAP
3
Good, better, ___
BEST
4
To and ___ (back and forth)
FRO
3
Bread variety at a deli
RYE
3
Salt Lake City's state
UTAH
4
Liquor in Christmas cakes, perhaps
RUM
3
Enjoy, as an e-book
READ
4
Chip 'n' ___ (cartoon chipmunks)
DALE
4
Oval-shaped breakfast staple
EGG
3
"Rescue me!" call at sea
SOS
3
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