Tough nut to crack Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tough nut to crack 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 13 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GNARLYPROBLEM.

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6 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
GNARLYPROBLEM Tough nut to crack (13) Newsday Mar 22, 2026
STUMPER Tough nut to crack (7) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
ENIGMA Tough nut to crack (6) TV May 11, 2025
ACORN Tough nut to crack (5) Newsday Jul 16, 2023
POSER Tough nut to crack (5) New York Times May 26, 2023
PECAN Tough nut to crack (5)

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46% POSERS Tough nuts to crack (6) Newsday May 13, 2022
46% ENIGMAS Tough nuts to crack (7) USA Today Sep 3, 2017
41% HARD Like a tough nut to crack (4) Universal Jul 31, 2017
34% ALMOND Crazy old man is a tough nut to crack (6)
4% STRONGER Harder empty nut Roger's cracked (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 10, 2026
4% NUT Tough ___ to crack (3)
3% CAMO Tough-to-spot pattern (4) USA Today Apr 1, 2026
3% WACKOS Nuts (6) Thomas Joseph Mar 26, 2026
3% STAIN Tough spot (5) LA Times Daily Mar 20, 2026
3% GOON Tough (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 19, 2026

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