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Tough Nut To Crack Crossword Clue

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noun

• something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

• a difficult problem

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noun

• a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

• a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

• a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem

97%5Exact Match!
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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New York Times22 Aug 2024 Down 44
New York Times26 May 2023 Across 21
New York Times25 Jun 2021 Down 2
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