What is the answer to "Arduous ordeal" in the WSJ Crossword?

The answer to the WSJ Crossword clue "Arduous ordeal" is SLOG (4 letters).

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Arduous ordeal WSJ Crossword Clue

Down clue · from the May 23, 2026 puzzle

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SLOG

4 letters · Down · last seen May 23, 2026

1DLike groceries on the way home6 1AGuy in charge, informally7 2DProceeding unthinkingly6 3DWatch on a phone, maybe6 4DGives in to sorrow4 5DRoadster with a Skyactiv engine5 6DHundred-millionth of a centimeter8 7DPreviously named3 8AReady to come home6 8DMesoamerican people on the Gulf of Mexico coast5 9DStock valuation phrase5 10DNeighbor of Arg. and Braz.3