Difficult, like a puzzle Crossword Clue

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Difficult, like a puzzle Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
2. unfortunate or hard to bear
(adverb)
1. with firmness
2. slowly and with difficulty

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DIFFICULT (adjective)
1. hard to control
2. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
PUZZLE (verb)
1. be a mystery or bewildering to
2. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
PUZZLE (noun)
1. a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
2. a game that tests your ingenuity

More Daily Themed Crossword (5/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. Summer coolers: Abbr.

4. Drop an egg, like a hen

7. ___ out of (withdraw from)

10. ___ Cooper (compact car)

12. Alien's ride Abbr.

13. "Rain ___," Oscar-winning film starring Dustin Hoffman

14. Like two matching socks

15. When read with 52a, a three-layered dish made with meat and toasted bread ... or what 28a, 31a, and 41a are types of

17. Hardworking insect in a colony

18. ___ eater (fussy eater)

21. ___-sighted (unable to see distant objects)

23. Scott Eastwood, to Clint Eastwood

24. Juice for your car?

25. Pigeon's call

28. Sport played on the "green" with a white ball ... and when read with 15a, the "stick" that is used to hit the ball

31. Opposite of "day" ... and when read with 15a, a place with a bar and dance floor that usually opens when the moon is up

35. Cobbler's tools

37. Voting alliance that rhymes with "clock"

39. ___ Patch Kids (gummy candy)

40. Steady guy

41. Library's offering ... and when read with 15a, a gathering for people to discuss novels

43. "Love ___ neighbor..."

44. It's nothing

47. Conk on the head

49. The "S" in EST, for short

52. When read with 15a, a three-layered bread dish ... and what is formed visually by the theme words at 15a, 28a, 31a, 41a, and 52a

56. Seek the affection of

57. "We need to keep ___ with new technology" (keep up with)

58. Drains, as someone's energy

61. Singer of "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)," fondly

62. Record a voice-over again, say

63. Balderdash!

64. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)

65. "Take a ___" (what a coach might say on the track)

66. Devi's Indian love interest on "Never Have I Ever," fondly

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Down

1. Concert blaster, for short

2. "Homeland" organization: Abbr.

3. Scissor sound

4. "___ in the Sky with Diamonds"

5. Australia's version of the NFL: Abbr.

6. "___ Sheldon" (spin-off of "The Big Bang Theory")

7. Actor ___ Epps of "House"

8. Frying utensil

9. Explosive letters

11. Colored part of the eye

16. Jelly ___ (colorful candy)

19. Gear tooth

20. Round drawer handle

22. Yard sale tag: 2 wds.

25. Hailed ride

26. "You ___ me!" (words after doing someone a favor, perhaps)

27. Portuguese greeting

29. Legal degree in London: Abbr.

30. ___ Fighters of "But Here We Are"

32. Cat ___ your tongue?

33. “Wha?”

34. Attempt

36. Clothes dryer, in warmer countries

38. Bit of Halloween decor

42. Decorative Japanese fish

45. Munich's river (anagram of "sari")

46. Place for a pin, on a suit

48. Office desktop devices: Abbr.

49. ___ song (last act)

50. Ripped

51. "Just ___" (Nike's slogan): 2 wds.

53. Spanish "nothing"

54. Bra size smaller than an "E": 2 wds.

59. Edgar Allan ___ of "MS. Found in a Bottle"

60. Holy titles, for short

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