The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word POSER , but the solution may also be DILEMMA which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).
Tough problem crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| POSER | 56 % | 5 |
| KNOT | 17 % | 4 |
| DILEMMA | 11 % | 7 |
| AHARDPEANUTTOCRACK | 6 % | 18 |
| NUT | 6 % | 3 |
| STINKER | 6 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tough problem
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dilemma
- predicament
- quandary
- quagmire
- preoccupied
- somewhere else
- problem statement
- threshold
- fix
- sticker
- stick
- growing pains
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 KNOT
- Board imperfection
- Clove hitch, e.g.
- Connection
- It may be square
- Sheepshank
- Tangle
- Headphone cable headache
- Clove hitch or sheepshank
- Entwine
- Granny, e.g.
More clues leading to the result DILEMMA
- Problem with horns?
- Thorny problem
- Predicament
- Perplexing choice
- Quandary
- Choice between two equally bad options
- Choosing between two evils, say
- Catch-22
- Perplexing problem
- Fix
More clues leading to the result AHARDPEANUTTOCRACK
More clues leading to the result NUT
- Bread or butter ender
- Cashew
- Off-the-wall guy
- Screwball
- Brazil or pecan
- Chest or dough finisher
- Hazel, for one
- Flake
- Litchi or flake
- Macadamia, for one