The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SLOG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2018.
Tough going crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLOG | 44 % | 4 |
| TREK | 22 % | 4 |
| ORDEAL | 11 % | 6 |
| HARDLUCK | 11 % | 8 |
| STRENUOUS | 11 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tough going
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tough nut to crack
- tough sledding
- hard nut to crack
- tight spot
- back to the wall
- uphill battle
- fighting chance
- tightrope
- struggle bus
- run for one's money
- rocky road
- how do you do
Crossword Answer definitions
SLOG noun- A long, tedious walk, or session of work.
- An aggressive shot played with little skill.
- To walk slowly, encountering resistance.
- (by extension) To work slowly and deliberately at a tedious task.
- To strike something with a heavy blow, especially a ball with a bat.
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 SLOG
- Wade through the surf
- Plod through the mud
- Trudge
- Maneuver through muck
- Plod along
- Walk through muck
- One is generally long and hard
- Long, arduous job
- Tough uphill climb
- What a tough job feels like
More clues leading to the result TREK
- Long journey
- Mao's Long March, e.g.
- Migrate
- Pilgrimage
- Arduous journey
- Enterprise voyage
- Enterprise's journey
- Kirk's voyage, for one
- Long difficult trip
- Voyage with Spock
More clues leading to the result ORDEAL
- Painful experience
- Fraternity initiation ritual, e.g.
- Difficult task
- Drawn-out battle
- Trier of men's souls
- Trial
- Trying experience
- Tough grind
- No picnic
- Baptism of fire