The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DEEP , but the solution may also be GARBLED which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Difficult to understand crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEEP | 43 % | 4 |
| ARCANE | 14 % | 6 |
| ESOTERIC | 14 % | 8 |
| BEYONDONESGRASP | 7 % | 15 |
| GARBLED | 7 % | 7 |
| OPAQUE | 7 % | 6 |
| SUBTLE | 7 % | 6 |
Why may GARBLED be the right solution?
The word "garbled" means to be difficult to understand or make sense of. It fits perfectly with the clue "difficult to understand" as it describes something that is unclear or muddled.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Difficult to understand
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- incomprehensible
- ambiguous
- obscure
- baffling
- confusing
- indecipherable
- mystifying
- puzzling
- cryptic
- unintelligible
- vague
- nonsensical
Crossword Answer definitions
DEEP noun- (with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
- (with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.
- A deep shade of colour.
- The profound part of a problem.
- (with "the") The sea, the ocean.
- A fielding position near the boundary.
- (of a physical distance) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.
- (intellectual, social) Complex, involved.
- (sound, voice) Low in pitch.
- (of a color) Highly saturated.
- (sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
- Immersed, submerged (in).
- Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
- (of time) Distant in the past, ancient.
- Deeply.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DEEP
- Difficult to understand
- Word with freeze or pit
- __ Blue (Kasparov foe of '96)
- Abysmal
- How still waters run
- Not shallow
- Profound
- Like things that make you go "hmm ..."
- "You just blew my mind, dude"
- Super philosophical, man
More clues leading to the result ARCANE
- Esoteric
- Mysterious
- Understood by only a few
- Like knowledge that should be kept to a minimum in crossword clues
- Difficult to understand
- Incomprehensible
- Like Stonehenge's true purpose, e.g.
- Select, as knowledge
- Known to just a few
- Hidden and mysterious
More clues leading to the result ESOTERIC
- Puzzling
- Arcane
- Abstruse
- Inscrutable
- Intended for a select few
- Only for certain tastes
- Not for everyone
- Way-out
- Not widely known
- Like trivia
More clues leading to the result BEYONDONESGRASP
More clues leading to the result GARBLED
- Distorted
- Made unfair or misleading selections from.
- Distorted, as a story or report.
- Like a confusing report
- Mixed up
- Incomprehensible, as a message
- Messed up, as a message
- Difficult to understand
More clues leading to the result OPAQUE
- Not clear
- Impenetrable, in a way
- Impossible to see through
- Unfathomable
- Not transparent
- Hard to grasp
- Not transparent or translucent
- Hard to understand
- Light-blocking
- Murky