Torture crossword clue

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5 letters · New York Times · Sunday, April 21, 2013 · 67-Across

Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between July 1998 and April 2013.

Exact puzzle match · New York Times · April 21, 2013 · 67-Across · 5 letters

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intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"

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