The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word POSER , but the solution may also be ENIGMA which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Tough nut to crack crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POSER | 50 % | 5 |
| ENIGMA | 32 % | 6 |
| ACORN | 11 % | 5 |
| PECAN | 7 % | 5 |
Why may ENIGMA be the right solution?
The phrase "tough nut to crack" is often used to describe something mysterious or difficult to solve, like an enigma. So, "ENIGMA" fits the clue well.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tough nut to crack
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hard nut to crack
- tough going
- tight spot
- challenge
- lightning in a bottle
- tall order
- run for one's money
- tough sledding
- gotcha
- snag
- uphill battle
- crack
Crossword Answer definitions
POSER noun- A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
- Someone who asks a question or sets a problem.
- Someone who, or something which, poses; a person who sets their body in a fixed position, such as for photography or painting.
- A poseur; someone who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
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 POSER
- Baffling problem
- Baffling question
- Sticky problem
- Dilemma
- Insult for a middle schooler who puts on airs
- Superficial sort
- Enigma
- Tough nut to crack
- Riddle
- "Cheese" sayer
More clues leading to the result ENIGMA
- Puzzle
- "Hmmmmmm" provoker
- Riddle
- Real poser
- Stumper
- Code broken in the 2014 biopic "The Imitation Game"
- National Puzzlers League newsletter, with "The"
- Nazi's cipher
- Something inscrutable
- Baffler
More clues leading to the result ACORN
- Oak nut
- Oak starter
- Squirrel stash
- Start of something big?
- Type of squash
- Org. named in 2008 campaign mudslinging
- ___ squash
- Nut from an oak
- Nut with a "hat"
- Squirrel snack