They're hard in across answers and soft in down ones Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue They're hard in across answers and soft in down ones . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CEES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CEES They're hard in across answers and soft in down ones (4)
6% CHOMP Bite down hard (5) New York Times Dec 7, 2025
5% REFUSAL Negative answer (7) USA Today Jan 8, 2026
5% DOUBLECROSSED Like five Across answers by five Down answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively (13) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
5% NATIONALHOOKYLEAGUE Riddle's answer (19) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
5% SMASH "Believe" was one for 9-Across (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 3, 2026
5% LENIENT Not hard (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
5% LANE Word turned in the four longest Down answers (4) Newsday Jan 2, 2026
5% ZEPHYR Soft breeze (6) The Times Concise Jan 1, 2026
5% FUDGE Soft sweet (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 1, 2026
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