The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LEANYEARS , but the solution may also be LOWS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Hard times crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LEANYEARS | 27 % | 9 |
| RIGORS | 18 % | 6 |
| LOWS | 9 % | 4 |
| TESTS | 9 % | 5 |
| RECESSIONS | 9 % | 10 |
| MISFORTUNE | 9 % | 10 |
| ORDEALS | 9 % | 7 |
| EVILDAYS | 9 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hard times
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hardships
- hardship
- hard up
- tribulations
- adversity
- misfortunes
- struggles
- privations
- poverty
- struggle
- troubles
- struggling
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 LEANYEARS
More clues leading to the result RIGORS
- Hardships
- Vicissitudes
- What boot-camp life consists of
- Paces
- Difficulties
- Tough circumstances
- Trials and tribulations
- Challenges
- Trials
- Harsh conditions
More clues leading to the result LOWS
- Sounds from the meadow
- Weather data
- Weather-map areas
- Weather forecast figures
- Cattle calls
- Nasdaq woes
- Weather map areas
- Forecast extremes
- Depths
- Opposites of 1-Down
More clues leading to the result TESTS
- True-false, et al.
- Written and oral
- It's OK to take these
- Trials
- Dry runs
- Medical screenings
- Midterm miseries
- Assessments of blood and IQ, e.g.
- Tries out
- They may make the grade
More clues leading to the result RECESSIONS
- Layoff causes
- Temporary setbacks.
- Junior versions of 18 Across
- Hard times
- Economic slumps
- Booms' opposites
More clues leading to the result MISFORTUNE
More clues leading to the result ORDEALS
- Trying moments
- Trials by fire
- Baptisms of fire
- Trying times
- Trying experiences
- Tough times
- Major hassles
- Tribulations
- They're trying
- Tough trials