| I leave pool outside? No, it's difficult (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
19 Nov 2025 |
| Lumpy, gnarled (6) |
Puzzler |
08 Nov 2025 |
| Complex |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Heard A,I,O,U might be complicated (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Sticky chicken ultimately overdone in Kentucky (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
22 May 2025 |
| Difficult in a way said to be negative? |
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| Tangled (6) |
Puzzler |
02 May 2025 |
| Rugged banks of Tay supporting shorebird |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Apr 2025 |
| Extremely complicated, as a problem |
New York Times |
18 Mar 2025 |
| Tough nautical unit evacuated territory |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Jan 2025 |
| Complicated kind of tat oddly takes 12 months (6) |
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| ___ Ash: area of Liverpool which takes its name from a tree which once stood in the area (6) |
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| Turkey gutted after bird is difficult |
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| Like granny's problem perhaps? (6) |
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| Heavily grained (6) |
Puzzler |
13 Sep 2024 |
| Hard to figure out |
Universal |
11 Sep 2024 |
| Tangled |
Puzzler Backwords |
29 Aug 2024 |
| Gnarled - complicated (6) |
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| Very difficult or complex (6) |
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| Is as tangled as such a problem can be (6) |
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| Difficult for seabird having tiny wings |
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| Such a problem as granny might become? |
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| Like pine paneling |
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| Lumpy, gnarled (6) |
Puzzler |
16 Mar 2024 |
| Extremely difficult or intricate (6) |
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| Such a problem as granny might become? (6) |
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| Troublesome (as reef or sheepshank?) (6) |
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| Troublesome (as reef or sheepshank?) |
The Guardian Quick |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Tricky - with most of Ashe it's where Ken lived in Liverpool (6) |
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| Full of complications (6) |
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| Difficult, complex or intricate |
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| Difficult when gnarled |
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| Intricate, difficult |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Feb 2024 |
| Spasmodic |
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| Intricately tangled |
The Times Concise |
29 Jul 2023 |
| Complicated, as a problematic tree? |
Family Time |
20 Jun 2023 |
| Nodular |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Feb 2023 |
| Complex |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Oct 2021 |
| Extremely intricate |
The Times Concise |
13 Aug 2021 |
| Difficult to solve |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2021 |
| Tough |
New York Times |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Hard king stuck-up, shaking head |
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| Highly involved or intricate |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Awkward – like granny? |
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| Difficult speed ends in foot injury |
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| Tricky, describing wading bird? |
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| Difficult to solve |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jul 2020 |
| Difficult to solve |
The Washington Post |
26 Jul 2020 |
| Extremely intricate |
The Times Concise |
06 May 2020 |
| Tricky to negotiate -- like a reef? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Mar 2020 |
| Complex |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Oct 2019 |
| Complicated |
LA Times Daily |
14 Sep 2019 |
| Complicated |
The Washington Post |
14 Sep 2019 |
| __ pine |
The Washington Post |
26 Jul 2019 |
| __ pine |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jul 2019 |
| Difficult |
Universal |
26 Jun 2019 |
| Complicated |
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| __ pine |
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| Difficult |
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| Convoluted |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Jul 2018 |
| Mischievous announcement is difficult to understand |
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| Difficult, rugged or intricate |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
25 Mar 2018 |
| Tough and mischievous, say |
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| Piece of work, not typically difficult |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Oct 2017 |
| Complicated, like a sandpiper? |
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| Extremely difficult |
The Times Concise |
27 Mar 2017 |
| __ pine: paneling wood |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2017 |
| __ pine: paneling wood |
The Washington Post |
21 Mar 2017 |
| Difficult being tied up? |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Mar 2017 |
| String theory so difficult a problem |
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| Stubborn, as a problem |
The Washington Post |
19 Oct 2016 |
| Hard to understand |
The Washington Post |
06 Oct 2016 |
| Intricate |
Premier Sunday |
26 Jun 2016 |
| Where Diddy Men live, saving remains perplexing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Apr 2016 |
| Contents of tank (not tyres) providing problems? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
24 Feb 2016 |
| Complicated, as a problem |
Universal |
11 Jan 2016 |
| Complicated, as a problem |
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| Tricky |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Dec 2015 |
| Seemingly unsolvable |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Oct 2015 |
| It's difficult not replacing it in communal funding |
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| 10 Intricate speed measure to try right away |
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| Difficult as A, not E, in Liverpool |
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| Complex measure at sea, extremely tricky |
The Times Cryptic |
15 Jul 2015 |
| Gnarled |
Canadiana |
15 Jun 2015 |
| Difficult |
New York Times |
06 May 2015 |
| Complicated, unfinished button on teletypewriter |
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| Difficult to be mischievous, it's said |
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| Difficult |
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| Type of pine |
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| Hard to figure out |
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| Tough to figure out |
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| Tough to solve |
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| Difficult defence minister once staying in Kentucky |
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| Like Gordius, who once kept wicket for England? |
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| Difficult |
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| Difficult as a hitch? |
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| Gnarled, as a tree trunk |
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| Like dreadlocks or conundrums |
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| Labyrinthine |
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| Labyrinthine |
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| Full of difficulties |
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| Intricate |
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| Gnarled |
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| Tangled |
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| Complex or snarled |
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| Like some pines |
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| Not so 14 Down |
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| Hard to figure out |
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| Stubborn, as a problem |
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| Like some pine |
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| Problematic |
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| Hard to saw, as some pine |
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| Complex |
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| Complex |
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| Puzzling |
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| Like some pines |
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| Kind of decorative pine |
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| Like a difficult puzzle |
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| Intricate. |
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| Complex. |
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| Difficult |
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| Puzzling. |
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