Hard to climb Crossword Clue

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Hard to climb Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
2. having a sharp inclination
(verb)
1. devote (oneself) fully to
2. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
(noun)
1. a steep place (as on a hill)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CLIMB (verb)
1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress
2. go up or advance
CLIMB (noun)
1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
2. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
HARD (adjective)
1. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
2. unfortunate or hard to bear
HARD (adverb)
1. with firmness
2. slowly and with difficulty

More Newsday Crossword (1/13/2026) Answers

Across

1. President John or John Quincy __

6. Sleep in a tent

10. "Gee ... "

14. Traditional Native American dwelling

15. Two-tone cookie

16. Initial poker bet

17. Last Greek letter

18. Intend (to)

19. Hollywood headliner

20. Versatile, as a wardrobe

23. A long time ___

24. US espionage org.

25. Occur

27. Nail-hitting tool

31. Go bad, as food

33. India's continent

34. Three-person band

36. Add impurities to

40. Disney's rodent couple

44. Deceptive ploy

45. A single time

46. Oahu and Maui

48. Glasses in monocles

50. Same here

53. Junior, to Senior

54. Hoopsters' org

55. At a steadily increasing rate

62. Hungry feeling

64. Lock openers.

65. Allied (with)

66. Beef inspection org.

67. 'Beware the __ of March'

68. Alter, as legislation

69. Fill-in worker, for short

70. Prone to snooping

71. Irritable

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Down

1. Electron's home

2. Actress Moore

3. Peak's acme

4. "Huge" prefix for bucks

5. Seer's session around a table

6. Part of a semicolon

7. Vicinity

8. Pork or beef

9. Pullover rainwear

10. Car fuel

11. Served from a keg

12. Theater platform

13. Blue marsh bird

21. Needing a good scrubbing

22. French-speaking Caribbean country

26. Get ready for

27. Performers who overact

28. 'Be that __ may . . .'

29. What 40-Across are

30. Achieve success

31. Decongestant target

32. Pea holders

35. Extremely scarce

37. Rustic hotels

38. "Good job!"

39. Golf pegs

41. ___ salts (bath additive)

42. Cantaloupe or honeydew

47. Pay a brief visit to, with "on"

49. Continues until

50. Enter for a spreadsheet

51. Belittle

52. "Chocolaty" theme of the puzzle

53. Smart-mouthed

56. Change the decor of

57. A sight for sore ___

58. Silent performer

59. Poetic tributes

60. Payment to a landlord

61. Swirling seawater

63. Space, as between teeth

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