Unexpected problem Crossword Clue

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Unexpected problem Crossword Answer

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HITCH

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Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. an unforeseen obstacle
2. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
(verb)
1. catch on a snag
2. get by acting quickly and smartly

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UNEXPECTED (adjective)
1. not expected or anticipated
PROBLEM (noun)
1. a source of difficulty
2. a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

HITCH
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More WSJ Crossword (11/10/2025) Answers

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13. Sarge, for one

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17. Chips source

18. Swap meet, of a sort

20. Joe's veep

22. Sound from a stable

23. Georgia, notably

25. Paid spots

28. “Breaking ___ Hard to Do”

29. Greyhound stop: Abbr.

30. Each

31. General with a namesake Chinese dish

32. Similar

33. Iran, formerly

35. 1936 Astaire/Rogers classic that 18-, 23-, 48- and 55-Across might also feature

37. Occur

40. Cube creator Rubik

41. Start for cone or Cat

44. Wrong

45. Science Guy Bill

46. Tablet from the Apple Store

47. Bullfight cry

48. Judge’s practice site

52. Lower leg bone

54. Alan who cracked the Enigma code

55. New York’s Birdland, e.g.

58. Make comfortable, along with a story, maybe

60. Dunkable treat

61. ___Pen (adrenaline injector brand)

62. Gomez of “Only Murders in the Building”

63. Give a shiny coat to

64. Animal’s abode

65. Perch for pigeons and cat burglars

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Down

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2. Casual trysts

3. Canada's most populous province

4. Rascals

5. Add up to

6. Inquire

7. Source of some wild laughter?

8. So far

10. 'Maybe'

11. Fitting

12. Small dog size

14. Cotton fabric not actually made from burrowing mammals

19. Thanksgiving dessert

21. Sean of the “Lord of the Rings” movies

23. Position

24. Digression

26. Enthusiastic reply to “Wanna go?”

27. Place for mud baths and massages

30. '___ you kidding me?'

32. Star-struck feeling

33. Seeds used in pesto

34. Moody punk offshoot

35. Secret agent

36. Have some

37. “Ni ___” (Chinese greeting)

38. Leather-piercing tool

39. Beer garden snack

41. Hit bottom?

42. Like some doubts and injuries

43. Dedicated poem

46. Frozen spike

48. Doctor Who network

49. Was sick

50. Brownish gray

51. Bowlful for Oliver Twist

53. Classic polo shirt brand

55. Gentle run

56. Melber of MSNBC

57. Storage spot

59. Scot’s dissent

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