Tough nuts to crack
The crossword clue "Tough nuts to crack" is answered by POSERS, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
POSERS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the POSERS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- STUMPERS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for POSERS
Every other clue in this collection answered by POSERS, most used first.
- Baffling questions - used 19 times, most recently in 2022
- Tough puzzles - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Tough questions - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
- Conundrums - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Puzzles - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Tricky puzzles - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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 nuts - PECANS, used 18 times
- Praline nuts - PECANS, used 18 times
- Like some nuts - SALTED, used 14 times
- Tough it out - ENDURE, used 13 times
- Tough nut to crack - ENIGMA, used 13 times
- Not so tough - EASIER, used 11 times
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