Crossword answer
TOUGH
5 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 25 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, January 28, 2026
Letter pattern
TOUGH
Clues that lead to TOUGH
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Difficult? That's your hard luck!5Evening StandardJan 28, 2026
Difficult, as a challenge5NewsdayOct 27, 2025
Leathery5Evening StandardOct 7, 2025
Even so, leaving first husband's hard5The IndependentSep 6, 2025
Hard5Evening StandardJul 7, 2025
Difficult5Evening StandardApr 18, 2025
Durable5Evening StandardSep 24, 2024
Suffering loss of first husband, however unlucky5The IndependentAug 8, 2024
Difficult, but ought to be cracked5Evening StandardOct 13, 2022
To hug madly is difficult5Evening StandardAug 3, 2022
It's hard not to be tender5Evening StandardJan 4, 2022
Hard-nosed5Daily ThemedDec 5, 2021
About TOUGH in crosswords
TOUGH is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 25 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Difficult? That's your hard luck!” in the Evening Standard crossword on January 28, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
EDGESOuter boundaries
INTELSomething gathered by a spy
ELIAS__ Sports Bureau: stats giant
MOTELPlace to stay
ERICA"Fear of Flying" author Jong
TREADTrample
MASHA“Three Sisters” sister
OTHERUnlike the rest
ASSAYTest
ERRORBlunder (5)
MESSYAcrimonious, as a breakup
RATONHelping to release one in desert
SPOOFLampoon
NOISYVociferous
Every appearance of TOUGH (25)
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Jan 28, 2026
Difficult? That's your hard luck! · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Oct 27, 2025
Difficult, as a challenge · Newsday · Across
Oct 7, 2025
Leathery · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Oct 2, 2025
Leathery · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Sep 6, 2025
Even so, leaving first husband's hard · The Independent · 12 Down
Jul 7, 2025
Hard · Evening Standard · 30 Across
May 26, 2025
Hard · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Apr 18, 2025
Difficult · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Dec 3, 2024
Hard · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 24, 2024
Durable · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 8, 2024
Suffering loss of first husband, however unlucky · The Independent · 4 Down
Oct 13, 2022
Difficult, but ought to be cracked · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Sep 20, 2022
Leathery · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Aug 3, 2022
To hug madly is difficult · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 4, 2022
It's hard not to be tender · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Dec 5, 2021
Hard-nosed · Daily Themed · 13 Down
Sep 23, 2020
Difficult? That’s your hard luck! · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Feb 28, 2020
Leathery · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Feb 21, 2020
Leathery · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Jul 26, 2019
Leathery · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 2, 2019
Hard · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Mar 5, 2019
Hard · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Feb 1, 2019
Difficult · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Oct 10, 2018
Hard · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 1, 2018
Durable · Evening Standard · 29 Down