The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NEPENTHE , but the solution may also be CURE which is one of the most recent solution (2003 in USA Today).
Pain-killer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEPENTHE | 33 % | 8 |
| CURE | 33 % | 4 |
| ACHESMURDERER | 33 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pain-killer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- painkiller
- analgesic
- antalgesic
- analgesia
- oxymorphine
- phenomorphan
- novocaine
- antalgic
- anodyne
- lenitive
- narcotic
- phenazon
Crossword Answer definitions
NEPENTHE noun- A drug mentioned in Homer's Odyssey (c. 8th century B.C.E.) as bringing relief from anxiety or grief; hence, any drug or substance seen as bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.
- A Southeast Asian carnivorous plant of the genus Nepenthes; a monkey cup or tropical pitcher plant.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NEPENTHE
- Drink of forgetfulness
- Lotus-Eaters' drug
- Drug that induces forgetfulness
- Lotus-Eaters' palliative
- Forgetfulness- inducing potion, of yore
- Ancient potion of forgetfulness
- Potion of forgetfulness.
- Anything causing oblivion.
- Ancient relative of LSD.
- Pain-killer.
More clues leading to the result CURE
- Medical researcher's goal
- Medical researcher's quest
- Preserve meat
- No placebo
- Preserve
- Make well
- Treat (meat)
- Use the smokehouse
- Make all better
- "Lovesong" singers, with "the"