Difficult (4)
'difficult' is the definition.
(I know that difficult can be written as hard)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for hard that I've seen before include "Newspaper's sure" , "Strenuous" , "Complicated" , "Tough; rigid" , "Resentment" .)
'difficult' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for troublesome that I've seen before include "Causing annoyance" , "Trying" , "likely to cause ructions" , "problematic" , "Causing difficulty" .)
'difficult' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for trying that I've seen before include "Annoying; sampling" , "Difficult - annoying" , "Vexatious - having a go" , "Stressful" , "Taxing" .)
(Other definitions for taxing that I've seen before include "Physically or mentally demanding" , "hard work" , "Burdensome" , "Making heavy demands, like Revenue Commissioners" , "Making great demands" .)
'difficult' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for thorny that I've seen before include "Causing difficulty - like a bed of roses?" , "Difficult; prickly" , "Problematic; having spines" , "Troublesome or difficult - having spikes?" , "Spiny - difficult and controversial" .)
'difficult' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for knotty that I've seen before include "Complex - hard to solve" , "Tree trunk with hard masses - it's problematic" , "Tangled - snarled" , "Very difficult - complex" , "Describing a difficult problem" .)
'difficult' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ornery that I've seen before include "Difficult to deal with" , "Cantankerous or mean (US)" , "Awkward" , "Mean - stubborn" .)
'difficult' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tricky that I've seen before include "Complicated" , "Awkward - dishonest" , "Crafty, cunnning" , "Thorny" , "Ticklish" .)