Backbreaking Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, October 7, 2010 · 23-Across
Appeared in 3 New York Times Crosswords between June 2000 and October 2010.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · October 7, 2010 · 23-Across · 5 letters
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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"
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