Tough to solve, as a crossword puzzle — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 6 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
HARD
4 letters
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Difficult, like a puzzle
HARD
4
"___ Candy," 2005 thriller film starring Elliot Page
HARD
4
"___ Candy Christmas," country song by Dolly Parton, named after a sugary, brittle treat that melts in your mouth
HARD
4
"Die ___" (Bruce Willis movie)
HARD
4
Like walnut shells
HARD
4
Not easy
HARD
4
Extremely difficult or tricky
HARD
4
Tough, like a rock
HARD
4
"Die ___," action movie starring Bruce Willis that takes place over one chaotic day in an LA skyscraper
HARD
4
"Die ___," movie starring Bruce Willis
HARD
4
Tough, like a rock
HARD
4
Tough, like a rock
HARD
4
Sticky fluid secreted by a tree
SAP
3
Glitz and ___
GLAM
4
"Much ___ About Nothing"
ADO
3
"Love," in Spain
AMOR
4
Place for an earring
LOBE
4
___ Moines, Iowa
DES
3
In ___ of (instead of)
LIEU
4
Norway's capital city
OSLO
4
___-friendly (easy on the environment)
ECO
3
All aboard for films set at sea! "___ and Commander: The Far Side of the World," a 2003 epic starring Russell Crowe starts off our journey
MASTER
6
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