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noun • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained • a difficult problem | ||||||||
| 33% | 7 | Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across | ||||||
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noun • the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament • an examination administered at the end of an academic term adjective satellite • occurring at or forming an end or termination • conclusive in a process or progression • not to be altered or undone | ||||||||
Puzzle Imagined To Be Tricky Not The First Or Last Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 140 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
ENIGMA which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
ENIGMA
Updated: October 14, 2023
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