| (Of a problem) awkward |
The Times Concise |
29 Jul 2025 |
| ___ devil, reptile that inhabits the deserts of Australia (6) |
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| Prickly or spiky |
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| Spiky, prickly (6) |
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| Like some stems and situations |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2025 |
| Spiky (6) |
Puzzler |
04 Mar 2025 |
| Prickly Norse god visited New York! (6) |
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| Tough to solve |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jan 2025 |
| Prickly Norse god went to New York (6) |
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| Can blackberrying present such problems? (6) |
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| Awkward, prickly (6) |
Puzzler Backwords |
23 Sep 2024 |
| Tawny skin round the horn is covered with prickles (6) |
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| Like some plants or problems |
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| God, New York is complex |
The Times Sunday Cryptic |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Rose, being so prickly, calls for careful handling (6) |
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| Difficult to move North Yorkshire's capital (6) |
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| Troublesome roses are (6) |
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| Awkward to get god from Big Apple (6) |
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| Such problems, presumably, are not pointless |
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| Norse god finds New York troublesome (6) |
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| Awkward god goes to American city (6) |
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| Prickly, spiny |
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| Difficult |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Dec 2023 |
| Having spikes |
The Guardian Quick |
03 Mar 2023 |
| Mobile north side of city becomes troublesome |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Aug 2022 |
| Like rosebushes |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Prickly bush's last cutting lacerated youth leader |
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| First of twins desperate for the other to be troublesome |
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| Full of difficulties |
New York Times |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Full of difficulties |
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| Tough to solve |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Difficult Norse god nearly dispensing with earl |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Problematic; spiny |
The Times Concise |
25 Mar 2019 |
| Tricky warning device in tricky case |
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| Problematic |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Oct 2018 |
| Prickly Scandinavian hero content to leave Norway |
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| Sticky |
The Washington Post |
11 Jul 2018 |
| Sticky |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jul 2018 |
| Problematic god, name unknown |
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| Sticky |
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| Difficult |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Dec 2017 |
| Barbed |
Canadiana |
06 Nov 2017 |
| Problematic |
The Times Concise |
07 Jul 2017 |
| Relocating North Yemen's capital is causing problems |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Aug 2016 |
| Tamil leader, calloused, is difficult to deal with |
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| Awkward love with sailors in your embrace |
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| Tricky time getting randy |
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| Difficult defendant finally up for it |
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| Difficult temperature, hot |
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| Not easy to solve |
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| Tough to navigate |
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| Like rosebushes |
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| Full of complexities |
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| Difficult |
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| Problematic |
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| Full of complexities |
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| Full of complexities |
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| Like rosebushes |
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| Like rosebushes |
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| Tough to figure out |
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| Complicated, as a problem |
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| Full of difficulty |
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| Vexatious |
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| Prickly |
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| Complex, as a predicament |
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| Sharp |
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| Vexatious |
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| Difficult |
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| Spinose |
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| Full of vexations. |
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| Full of controversial points. |
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| Beset with obstacles. |
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