Difficult, though less hard after start Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Difficult, though less hard after start last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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, though less hard after start (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 14, 2016
5% HAT Word after "hard" or "top" (3) Universal Sep 5, 2025
5% HAIRY Alarmingly difficult (5) Universal Sep 5, 2025
5% TOUGHNUT Difficult problem to crack (8) Universal Sep 4, 2025
5% EASIER Less demanding (6) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
5% EASY Not difficult (4) Commuter Sep 3, 2025
5% WEAKER Less strong (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 2, 2025
5% MINUS Less (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 30, 2025
5% TUG Pull hard (3) Universal Aug 25, 2025
5% HARD Difficult (4) Commuter Aug 23, 2025

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