Hard to climb
The crossword clue "Hard to climb" is answered by STEEP, a 5-letter entry. Used 36 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STEEP
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEEP answer page.
Used 36 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for STEEP
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEEP, most used first.
- Precipitous - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Pricey - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Exorbitant - used 67 times, most recently in 2025
- Sharply inclined - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Works hard - TOILS, used 80 times
- Hard stuff - BOOZE, used 36 times
- "It's the Hard-Knock Life" musical - ANNIE, used 28 times
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