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noun • fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base | ||||||||
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noun • wood of a pecan tree • tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts • smooth brown oval nut of south central United States | ||||||||
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noun • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained • a difficult problem | ||||||||
Hard Nut To Crack Crossword Clue
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ACORN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ACORN
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times03 Dec 2020 | Down 2 | |
| New York Times05 Aug 2003 | Down 5 | |
| New York Times23 Aug 1985 | Down 32 | |
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