Painstaking
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

5 letters

CLOSE
The concluding part of any performance

EXACT
Marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

FUSSY
Exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"

PAINS
An effortful attempt to attain a goal

RIGID
Designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

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SEVERE
Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

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HURTFUL

HURTING

CAREFUL
Mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"

PAINFUL
Causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

OPEROSE
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

HEEDFUL
Giving attention

HEEDFUL
Giving attention

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SEDULOUS
Marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

PUNCTUAL
Acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"

INDUSTRY
The organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"

STUDIOUS
Characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"

DILIGENT
Characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"

THOROUGH
Performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"

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SQUEAMISH
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

LABORIOUS
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

ELABORATE
Marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

DILIGENCE
A diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"

ASSIDUOUS
Marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

ASSIDUOUS
Marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

ASSIDUITY
Great and constant diligence and attention

ASSIDUITY
Great and constant diligence and attention

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METICULOUS
Marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"

SCRUPULOUS
Characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

SCIENTIFIC
Conforming with the principles or methods used in science; "a scientific approach"

SCIENTIFIC
Conforming with the principles or methods used in science; "a scientific approach"

PARTICULAR
(logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class

METHODICAL
Characterized by method and orderliness; "a methodical scholar"

DELIBERATE
Think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

DELIBERATE
Think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

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PUNCTILIOUS
Marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"

PUNCTILIOUS
Marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"

INDUSTRIOUS
Characterized by hard work and perseverance

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THOROUGHNESS
Conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task

SEDULOUSNESS
The quality of being constantly diligent and attentive

CONSCIONABLE
Acceptable to your conscience

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INDEFATIGABLE
Showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence"

ASSIDUOUSNESS
Great and constant diligence and attention

THOROUGHGOING
Performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research"

CONSCIENTIOUS
Characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"

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INDUSTRIOUSNESS
Persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"

PAINSTAKINGNESS
The trait of being painstaking and careful

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THOROUGHGOINGNESS