The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STEELY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2020.
Hard crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STEELY | 44 % | 6 |
| STONY | 15 % | 5 |
| STERN | 5 % | 5 |
| SEVERE | 4 % | 6 |
| RIGID | 4 % | 5 |
| TOILSOME | 4 % | 8 |
| OBDURATE | 4 % | 8 |
| ADAMANT | 4 % | 7 |
| SOLID | 2 % | 5 |
| FLINTY | 2 % | 6 |
| ROCKANDROLL | 2 % | 11 |
| STRICT | 2 % | 6 |
| STIFF | 2 % | 5 |
| ARDUOUS | 2 % | 7 |
| SEVERELY | 2 % | 8 |
| ADAMANTINE | 2 % | 10 |
| IMPERMEABLE | 2 % | 11 |
| STONELIKE | 2 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hard
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hardened
- stiff
- tough
- severe
- challenging
- trying
- case-hardened
- severely
- difficult
- arduous
- labourious
- tricky
Crossword Answer definitions
STEELY adjective- Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hard and resolute.
- Made of steel.
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 STEELY
- ____ Dan
- Like a determined stare
- Hard
- Unyielding
- Hard and cold
- Obdurate
- Rock's __ Dan
- Hard like metal
- Inflexible
- Resolute
More clues leading to the result STONY
- Impassive
- Like a rock
- Without warmth
- Like some beaches
- Immovable
- Showing no emotion
- Cold and unfeeling
- Expressionless
- Unemotional
- Merciless
More clues leading to the result STERN
- Isaac or Howard
- Strict
- Violinist Isaac
- Austere
- Imus' rival
- "Private Parts" author
- Exacting
- "Miss America" author
- Author of "Private Parts"
- Like some warnings
More clues leading to the result SEVERE
- Extreme
- Like many reprimands
- Exacting
- Harsh
- Grave
- Draconian
- Dire
- Like some thunderstorms
- Like some winter weather
- in the extreme
More clues leading to the result RIGID
- Hard-set
- Stiff
- Unyielding
- Inelastic
- Unbending
- Exacting, as an examination
- Inflexible
- Not relaxed
- Like a hard-liner
- Ironclad
More clues leading to the result TOILSOME
More clues leading to the result OBDURATE
- Hardhearted
- Inflexible
- Unyielding
- Stubborn as a mule
- Intractable
- Stubborn
- Deaf to entreaty.
- Impervious to appeal.
- Unyielding.
- Hardhearted.
More clues leading to the result ADAMANT
- Hard-hearted
- Rigid
- Uncompromising
- Stubborn
- Unbudging
- Unwilling to budge
- "Goody Two Shoes" singer
- Inflexible
- Utterly unyielding
- Unyielding
More clues leading to the result SOLID
- Irrefutable
- Dependable
- Chockablock
- Honest-to-God
- Watertight
- Uninterrupted
- Like a cube
- Three-dimensional
- Firm
- Unanimous
More clues leading to the result FLINTY
- Stern and unyielding
- Unyielding
- Hard.
- Obdurate
- Hard and unyielding
- Unfeeling
- As unyielding as rock
- Stony toward tender feelings
More clues leading to the result ROCKANDROLL
- Berry's genre
- With 29-Across, song of Bobby and Bill
- Quarrier-baker union result?
- Elvis's genre
- '50s music genre
- With 58-Across, each start of 9-, 11-, 24-, 28- and 32-Down is one
- Music genre that evolved in the '50s
- Photo caption for Chris with a sandwich bun?
- Chuck Berry's genre
- Elvis' music
More clues leading to the result STRICT
- Unyielding
- Unbending
- Black-and-white
- Like a martinet
- Rigorous
- Unwilling to give makeup exams, say
- Rigid
- Precise
- Following the letter of the law
- Inflexible about rules
More clues leading to the result STIFF
- Unbending
- Body bag contents
- Like a strong drink
- Inflexible
- Harsh, as a penalty
- Starchy
- Leave without paying
- Tip zip
- Far from flexible
- Harsh, as a prison sentence
More clues leading to the result ARDUOUS
- Trying
- Difficult
- Herculean
- Burdensome
- Backbreaking
- Tough to accomplish
- Laborious.
- Difficult to do.
- Strenuous.
- Toilsome.
More clues leading to the result SEVERELY
- In a bad way
- In an austere manner.
- In a stringent way
- Hard
- Morningbell "Sincerely, ____"
- To the extreme
- In a harsh way