The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DEEP , but the solution may also be EELY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Tough to grasp crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEEP | 50 % | 4 |
| EELY | 50 % | 4 |
Why may EELY be the right solution?
The word "eely" is a play on the word "eel," which is a type of fish that is known for being slippery and difficult to grasp. Therefore, "tough to grasp" is a fitting description for something that is "eely."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tough to grasp
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- deep
- firm
- reaches
- reaching
- smap
- snap
- squeeze
- reach
- arcane
- astute
- awesome
- bad
Crossword Answer definitions
DEEP noun- (with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.
- (with "the") A silent time; quiet isolation.
- A deep shade of colour.
- The profound part of a problem.
- (with "the") The sea, the ocean.
- A fielding position near the boundary.
- (of a physical distance) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.
- (intellectual, social) Complex, involved.
- (sound, voice) Low in pitch.
- (of a color) Highly saturated.
- (sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).
- Immersed, submerged (in).
- Muddy; boggy; sandy; said of roads.
- (of time) Distant in the past, ancient.
- Deeply.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result DEEP
- Difficult to understand
- Word with freeze or pit
- __ Blue (Kasparov foe of '96)
- Abysmal
- How still waters run
- Not shallow
- Profound
- Like things that make you go "hmm ..."
- "You just blew my mind, dude"
- Super philosophical, man