Maniac's nightmare is a hard case to crack (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NUTSHELL Maniac's nightmare is a hard case to crack (8) (8)
62% ELM "A Nightmare on ___ Street" (3)
62% SLOB Neatnik's nightmare (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 5, 2025
59% POUND Hit the door hard, like in case of an emergency (5)
59% DIREPREDICAMENT Nightmare of a situation (15) Wall Street Journal Nov 24, 2025
56% LEST In case (4) The Telegraph Mini Jan 9, 2026
56% IFSO "In that case ... " (4) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
56% NORMAN Somewhat inhuman (or maniacal) invader (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jan 3, 2026
56% LENIENT Not hard (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
56% BREACH Crack (6) (6) Puzzler Dec 5, 2025
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