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 New York Times 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ENIGMA.

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6 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ENIGMA Tough nut to crack (6) New York Times Oct 1, 2026
POSER Tough nut to crack (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 12, 2026
GNARLYPROBLEM Tough nut to crack (13) Newsday Mar 22, 2026
STUMPER Tough nut to crack (7) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
ACORN Tough nut to crack (5) Newsday Jul 16, 2023
PECAN Tough nut to crack (5)

34 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
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% FINANCIERS Nuts cracked by trendy bankers (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 4, 2026
3% TOUGHNUT One that's hard to crack (8) New York Times Oct 21, 2026
3% HAZEL Tree with edible nuts (5) New York Times Oct 14, 2026
3% DILEMMA Tough decision (7) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2026
3% ORDEAL Tough experience (6) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2026
3% ARE "__ you nuts?" (3) Commuter Oct 5, 2026

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