Unexpected difficulty. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unexpected difficulty last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SNAG.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
SNAG Unexpected difficulty (4) Wall Street Journal Apr 14, 2025
HITCH Unexpected difficulty (5) Newsday Jul 14, 2020
PITFALL Unexpected difficulty (7)
FACER Unexpected difficulty. (5)

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22% STINGINTHETAIL Litigant - he isn't bothered with unexpected difficulty ultimately (5,2,3,4) (14)
3% IAN ___ McKellen who starred in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (3)
3% OTHER Alternative difficulty when deposing leader (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
3% NEGATED Arm in difficulty, squashed (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
3% KNOT Regularly eking out difficulty (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
3% COPE Deal with difficulties (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2025
3% RUB Difficulty, to Hamlet (3) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
3% LUG Haul with difficulty (3) USA Today Oct 23, 2025

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