Origin of theme in Brendan's collection - they can be hard to solve (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Origin of theme in Brendan's collection - they can be hard to solve (9) 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MYSTERIES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MYSTERIES Origin of theme in Brendan's collection - they can be hard to solve (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 20, 2026
45% FRASER The Whale actor Brendan (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 10, 2026
45% CIDER What can be hard to drink? (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 17, 2025
43% PINS *Tiny collectible badges, often traded at theme parks (4)
43% HARD Tough to solve (4) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
43% AHA "I've solved it!" (3) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
41% LENIENT Not hard (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
41% AMASS Collect (5) New York Times Dec 24, 2025
41% TROPE Familiar theme (5) LA Times Daily Dec 17, 2025
41% NEW Original (3) Premier Sunday Dec 7, 2025

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