What is the answer to "Difficult, as a challenge" in the Newsday Crossword?

The answer to the Newsday Crossword clue "Difficult, as a challenge" is TOUGH (5 letters).

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Difficult, as a challenge Newsday Crossword Clue

Across clue · from the October 27, 2025 puzzle

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TOUGH

5 letters · Across · last seen October 27, 2025

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