Last seen in:
- The Times - Concise - Sunday Times Concise No 1842
- New York Times - Feb 5 2023
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 30,161 - Dec 3 2022
- Wall Street Journal - Sep 3 2022 - Foodies
- Wall Street Journal - May 25 2022 - Cross Reference
- New York Times - May 30 2021
- New York Times - Feb 18 2021
- New York Times - Oct 17 2020
- New York Times - Aug 19 2020
- The New Yorker - Apr 27 2020
Related Clues:
- Maneuver through mud
- It's not light work
- Ho-hum routine
- Dead-end job, e.g.
- Trudge through sludge
- Comic's creation
- "The ___ on the Floss" (George Eliot novel)
- 'The ___ on the Floss' (George Eliot novel)
- Going-nowhere groove
- Force one's way through mud
- Grind (one's teeth)
- Muddy trek
- Move through muck
- Walk heavily and firmly
- Routine that tires