The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word HARDBOILED , but the solution may also be GRITTY which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in USA Today).
Tough as nails crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HARDBOILED | 33 % | 10 |
| GRITTY | 33 % | 6 |
| IRONFISTED | 33 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tough as nails
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hard as nails
- steely-eyed
- steely-nerved
- tough
- tough as old boots
- steely-spined
- rock hard
- tough as teak
- tough-guy
- ultratough
- tooth-and-nail
- hardsome
Crossword Answer definitions
HARDBOILED verb- To cook (an egg) to a solid consistency: to cause to be hard-boiled.
- (of a boiled egg) Cooked to a solid consistency.
- (of a person, especially of a detective) Callous and unsentimental.
- Written in a laconic, dispassionate, often ironic style for a realistic, unsentimental effect (characterizes hard-boiled fiction, a subgenre of detective fiction)
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 HARDBOILED
- Like Spade or Marlowe (10)
- Tough as nails
- Tough: Colloq.
- Down-to-earth
- Realistic
- Tough as they come
- Like many James Cagney characters
- Like some eggs and detectives
- Tough
More clues leading to the result GRITTY
- Courageous
- Showing some pluck
- Willing to face danger
- Showing some toughness
- Unflinchingly realistic
- Full of pluck
- Determined
- Like sandpaper
- Sandy.
- Resolute: Colloq.