Tough to crack Crossword Clue

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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

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

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