Tough nut to crack Crossword Clue

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Tough nut to crack Crossword Answer

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ENIGMA

(6 letters)

ENIGMA

(6 letters)

ACORN

(5 letters)

POSER

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TOUGH (adjective)
1. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
2. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
TOUGH (noun)
1. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
2. an aggressive and violent young criminal
CRACK (noun)
1. a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
2. a long narrow opening
CRACK (verb)
1. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
2. suffer a nervous breakdown
CRACK (adjective)
1. of the highest quality

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Enigma
(6 letters)
ENIGMA
(6 letters)
ACORN
(5 letters)
POSER
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
SUMPTER

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Down

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