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Hard to grasp

Answer: EELY - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Hard to grasp" is answered by EELY, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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EELY

EELY

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EELY answer page.

27Times used
16Distinct years
2021Most recent year
10Publications

Used 27 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

  • ABSTRUSE (4 uses in xd)
  • OPAQUE (4 uses in xd)
  • OBSCURE (3 uses in xd)
  • SLIPPERYASANEEL (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for EELY

Every other clue in this collection answered by EELY, most used first.

  • Slippery - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
  • Slithery - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
  • Hard to hold - used 51 times, most recently in 2022
  • Wriggling - used 40 times, most recently in 2020
  • Wriggly - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
  • Elusive - used 22 times, most recently in 2026

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