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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Difficult, as a puzzle last seen in Newsday puzzle. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TOUGH.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TOUGH Difficult, as a puzzle (5) Newsday May 11, 2020
82% BRAIN-TEASER A difficult problem or puzzle (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 10, 2021
82% HARD Tricky and difficult, as a puzzle (4) Family Time Oct 19, 2020
73% CRANIUMCRUSHING Mind-wrenchingly difficult, as a puzzle (15)
55% DRIZZLED Did this in 15: difficult riddle about puzzle centre (8)
55% JAW Cain's ____bone, famously difficult murder mystery puzzle (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 12, 2024
10% EASY Not difficult (4) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
9% HAIRY Alarmingly difficult (5) Universal Sep 5, 2025
9% VEX Puzzle (3) Thomas Joseph Aug 30, 2025
9% BEMUSED Puzzled (7) New York Times Aug 24, 2025

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