The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DILIGENT which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2014.
Painstaking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DILIGENT | 55 % | 8 |
| ELABORATE | 9 % | 9 |
| THOROUGH | 9 % | 8 |
| EXACT | 9 % | 5 |
| STUDIOUS | 9 % | 8 |
| CAREFUL | 9 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Painstaking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- conscientious
- scrupulous
- careful
- thorough
- meticulous
- detailed
- diligent
- industrious
- rigorous
- in-depth
- hardworking
- lengthy
Crossword Answer definitions
DILIGENT adjective- Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
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 DILIGENT
More clues leading to the result ELABORATE
- Flesh out with detail
- Rich in detail
- Quite complicated
- Go on
- Baroque
- Painstaking
- Shed light (on)
- Add details
- Byzantine
- Give details
More clues leading to the result THOROUGH
More clues leading to the result EXACT
- Force, as a payment
- Letter-perfect
- Precise
- Not even a little off
- Right on
- Right on target
- Strict
- On the button
- To the nanosecond
- Accurate to a T
More clues leading to the result STUDIOUS
- Bookish
- Hitting the books
- Attentive.
- Intent on learning.
- Reflective.
- Book-cracking
- Painstaking
- Like diligent pupils
- *Earnestly hitting the books