Not easy (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">not easy</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for difficult that I've seen before include "Hard, not easy" , "Requiring much effort" , "Trying" , "Demanding" , "Challenging" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">not easy</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('hard' is the opposite to 'easy')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hard that I've seen before include "Tough; rigid" , "Resentment" , "to be listened to in Scotland" , "Difficult; rigid" , "impenetrable" .)