A little difficulty? Before 6, it's to be expected (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A little difficulty? Before 6, it's to be expected (4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 20, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PROB.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PROB A little difficulty? Before 6, it's to be expected (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 20, 2026
62% WHEEZE Breathe with difficulty (6) (6) Puzzler Dec 15, 2025
59% EARLY Before the expected time (5) (5) Mirror Classic Dec 15, 2025
59% EASILY Without difficulty (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Nov 20, 2025
56% DUE Expected (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
56% GREAT "__ Expectations" (5) Commuter Jan 6, 2026
54% COPE Deal with difficulties (4)
54% DUET Work performed by couple expected before time (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 15, 2026
54% EASE Lack of difficulty (4) Commuter Dec 31, 2025
54% HICCUP Minor difficulty (6) Commuter Dec 29, 2025

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