The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DILIGENCE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2008.
Careful, persistent effort crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DILIGENCE | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Careful, persistent effort
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- diligence
- sedulous
- diligent
- assiduity
- assiduous
- worry
- drum
- frum
- grind
- pains
- painstaking
- scrape
Crossword Answer definitions
DILIGENCE noun- Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
- The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
- Carefulness.
- (19th century) A public stage-coach.
- The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
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