Tough nut to crack
The crossword clue "Tough nut to crack" is answered by POSER, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
POSER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the POSER answer page.
Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 7 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.
- GNARLYPROBLEM (1 uses in xd)
- STUMPER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for POSER
Every other clue in this collection answered by POSER, most used first.
- Baffling question - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Tough puzzle - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Tough question - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Tricky puzzle - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Toughie - used 18 times, most recently in 2019
- Conundrum - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
- Wannabe - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Baffling problem - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
- Riddle - used 13 times, most recently in 2011
- Puzzle - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Puzzling problem - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Tough problem - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
- Baffler - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Enigma - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
- Model - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
- Baffling riddle - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Brainteaser - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Knotty problem - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Tough riddle - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Pretender - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Tough nut - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Pie nut - PECAN, used 114 times
- Praline nut - PECAN, used 57 times
- Oak nut - ACORN, used 30 times
- Tough tests - ORALS, used 19 times
- Crack - ADEPT, used 18 times
- In a tough spot - TREED, used 17 times
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