Difficulties
The crossword clue "Difficulties" is answered by SNAGS, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SNAGS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAGS answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SNAGS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNAGS, most used first.
- Obstacles - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Catches - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Hitches - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Unexpected obstacles - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Hose woes - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Stumbling blocks - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
- Unforeseen problems - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Glitches - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Unexpected problems - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Hosiery mishaps - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Hang-ups - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Unforeseen obstacles - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Bumps in the road - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Progress impeders - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Hiccups - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Hosiery problems - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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- Frighten - SCARE, used 195 times
- Trap - SNARE, used 192 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Place - STEAD, used 187 times
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