Chop in curry, only the outside is difficult to eat (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHEWY Chop in curry, only the outside is difficult to eat (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 21, 2024
5% LOP Chop (off) (3) Universal Oct 17, 2025
5% SLOG Difficult task (4) Commuter Oct 17, 2025
5% HEW Chop with an ax (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 13, 2025
5% AXE Chopping tool (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 13, 2025
5% SOLE Only (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
5% HARDPRESSED In a difficult position (11) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
5% AXES Chopping tools (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 4, 2025
5% TRICKY Difficult (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 2, 2025
5% TOUGH Difficult (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 29, 2025

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