Hard to understand Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Hard to understand” from the New York Times crossword of October 5, 2025? It has 10 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 5, 2025
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CLEARASMUD is the answer to “Hard to understand”.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
A 10-letter answer that starts with C.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: LRMCASDEAU.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “See 19-Down”.
More clues from the New York Times (October 5, 2025)
Across
- 1. Classic target of a troll9 letters, starts with BBILLYGOAT
- 10. Prized steed4 letters, starts with AARAB
- 14. Little hellions4 letters, starts with IIMPS
- 18. Hard to understand10 letters, starts with CCLEARASMUD
- 20. Latvian capital4 letters, starts with RRIGA
- 21. Kindle competitor4 letters, starts with NNOOK
- 22. Sailor who drinks only the finest grog?11 letters, starts with CCLASSYMATEY
- 24. Knockoff version of a sweet treat?9 letters, starts with GGOODYCOPY
- 26. ID on a credit check3 letters, starts with SSSN
- 27. End-of-level showdown9 letters, starts with BBOSSFIGHT
- 29. "When in the ___ of human events ..."6 letters, starts with CCOURSE
- 30. Bridges5 letters, starts with SSPANS
- 32. Vote for3 letters, starts with YYEA
- 33. Paint carelessly4 letters, starts with DDAUB
- 34. Alternative to kale5 letters, starts with CCHARD
- 35. Projectionist's item8 letters, starts with FFILMREEL
- 38. "If you ask me nicely …"4 letters, starts with IIMAY
- 42. Game with players known as "shooters"5 letters, starts with CCRAPS
- 43. Convenient spot for a cat nap?10 letters, starts with HHANDYBELLY
- 45. Singer Rita3 letters, starts with OORA
- 46. Official hand gesture of Hawaii5 letters, starts with SSHAKA
- 47. "Darn it!"4 letters, starts with DDANG
- 48. 1950s political nickname3 letters, starts with IIKE
- 49. Wild5 letters, starts with AAMUCK
- 51. The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one4 letters, starts with PPINE
- 52. Zilch4 letters, starts with NNADA
- 53. Prominent feature of dubstep music4 letters, starts with BBASS
- 55. Wrap up tight6 letters, starts with SSWATHE
- 56. Press coverage3 letters, starts with IINK
- 57. Scorching7 letters, starts with OOVERHOT
- 59. Agent's good news7 letters, starts with IITSAHIT
- 60. Cryptographers' needs4 letters, starts with KKEYS
- 62. Suitable for the middle-aged?11 letters, starts with FFORTYWORTHY
- 65. "Oh, dear!"4 letters, starts with MMYMY
- 66. Flies the coop7 letters, starts with EESCAPES
- 68. Pain-relieving drug7 letters, starts with DDEMEROL
- 69. The Chiffons' "___ So Fine"3 letters, starts with HHES
- 70. Knitted cap6 letters, starts with BBEANIE
- 71. Pop icon with a Best Actress award4 letters, starts with CCHER
- 73. Huff and puff?4 letters, starts with VVAPE
- 74. "Look what I did!"4 letters, starts with TTADA
- 75. Bewildered5 letters, starts with AATSEA
- 76. Polynesian staple3 letters, starts with PPOI
- 77. Twisted do4 letters, starts with LLOCS
- 78. Global currency market, for short5 letters, starts with FFOREX
- 79. Martial artist Bruce3 letters, starts with LLEE
- 80. Suspicious absence from school?10 letters, starts with FFISHYHOOKY
- 84. Taps on the snoot5 letters, starts with BBOOPS
- 85. Places4 letters, starts with LLAYS
- 87. Snuggle8 letters, starts with CCANOODLE
- 88. Stooge who said "Soitenly!"5 letters, starts with CCURLY
- 89. Poses4 letters, starts with AASKS
- 91. "What's up, ___?"3 letters, starts with DDOC
- 92. Wise guys5 letters, starts with SSAGES
- 93. Crudely built shack6 letters, starts with SSHANTY
- 96. Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape9 letters, starts with SSTARAPPLE
- 99. Barista or barrister3 letters, starts with JJOB
- 102. "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?9 letters, starts with CCOCKYPITY
- 104. A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?11 letters, starts with SSTEAMYIRONY
- 107. Present opener?4 letters, starts with OOMNI
- 108. Unlike a cover: Abbr.4 letters, starts with OORIG
- 109. Something parents may try to limit for their kids10 letters, starts with SSCREENTIME
- 110. See 95-Down4 letters, starts with TTEEN
- 111. Creole staple4 letters, starts with OOKRA
- 112. In which actors barely go through the motions?9 letters, starts with SSEXSCENES
Down
- 1. Surreptitiously loops in, for short4 letters, starts with BBCCS
- 2. Troubles4 letters, starts with IILLS
- 3. Low-fat4 letters, starts with LLEAN
- 4. ___ Américas3 letters, starts with LLAS
- 5. Many, many mos.3 letters, starts with YYRS
- 6. Venues like New York City's Stonewall Inn7 letters, starts with GGAYBARS
- 7. Donny or Marie6 letters, starts with OOSMOND
- 8. Stockpile5 letters, starts with AAMASS
- 9. Light rebukes4 letters, starts with TTUTS
- 10. "For crying out loud!"4 letters, starts with AARGH
- 11. Hoot4 letters, starts with RRIOT
- 12. Before3 letters, starts with AAGO
- 13. Referee's mistake7 letters, starts with BBADCALL
- 14. Nighttime demons6 letters, starts with IINCUBI
- 15. "Wuthering Heights" setting4 letters, starts with MMOOR
- 16. Is visually striking4 letters, starts with PPOPS
- 17. Portree is the capital of this isle4 letters, starts with SSKYE
- 19. Death-___7 letters, starts with DDEFYING
- 23. Triangular sign5 letters, starts with YYIELD
- 25. Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army3 letters, starts with YYOU
- 28. Like wild meat, sometimes4 letters, starts with GGAMY
- 30. Manage to lose, as a tail5 letters, starts with SSHAKE
- 31. He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic4 letters, starts with PPAPA
- 33. Proofreader's mark4 letters, starts with DDELE
- 34. Actor Affleck when he needs a nap?11 letters, starts with CCRANKYCASEY
- 35. Some nonlicensed tributes6 letters, starts with FFANART
- 36. Sluggers' stats4 letters, starts with RRBIS
- 37. Startled cries4 letters, starts with EEEKS
- 39. Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude?11 letters, starts with MMOUTHYHARPY
- 40. "Eureka!" shouter10 letters, starts with AARCHIMEDES
- 41. Benny Hill theme song9 letters, starts with YYAKETYSAX
- 42. Oolong or lapsang souchong10 letters, starts with CCHINESETEA
- 43. Actor Bill of "Barry"5 letters, starts with HHADER
- 44. Twists side-to-side4 letters, starts with YYAWS
- 46. Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net9 letters, starts with SSPIKEBALL
- 47. Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum5 letters, starts with DDAVOS
- 50. Old-fashioned term of address4 letters, starts with MMAAM
- 52. Gratis5 letters, starts with NNOFEE
- 53. Garden shelter5 letters, starts with BBOWER
- 54. Discovery of chemist John Dalton4 letters, starts with AATOM
- 55. "You're cramping my ___"5 letters, starts with SSTYLE
- 58. Evil alter ego of literature4 letters, starts with HHYDE
- 59. Waffle House alternatives5 letters, starts with IIHOPS
- 61. Sound4 letters, starts with SSANE
- 63. Not follow suit, in bridge6 letters, starts with RREVOKE
- 64. Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn5 letters, starts with TTRACY
- 67. "La Vie en rose" singer4 letters, starts with PPIAF
- 71. Sports journalist Linda4 letters, starts with CCOHN
- 72. "___, Silver!"4 letters, starts with HHIYO
- 74. Gimlets and screwdrivers5 letters, starts with TTOOLS
- 76. Ad Council spots, for short4 letters, starts with PPSAS
- 77. Some memes of the 2000s7 letters, starts with LLOLCATS
- 78. Driver's warning4 letters, starts with FFORE
- 81. Disgusting, in totspeak7 letters, starts with IICKYPOO
- 82. TV journalist Kotb4 letters, starts with HHODA
- 83. What wavy lines in comic strips represent5 letters, starts with OODORS
- 84. "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction7 letters, starts with BBUGEYES
- 86. Became real, as bad news6 letters, starts with SSANKIN
- 88. Southwestern culinary fusion6 letters, starts with CCALMEX
- 90. Pigpen3 letters, starts with SSTY
- 92. Extra5 letters, starts with SSPARE
- 93. Macbeth or Macduff4 letters, starts with SSCOT
- 94. Bygone iPhone button4 letters, starts with HHOME
- 95. Common 110-Across stressor4 letters, starts with AACNE
- 96. Move around and around4 letters, starts with SSTIR
- 97. Rapper with a feline-sounding name4 letters, starts with TTYGA
- 98. Chest muscles, for short4 letters, starts with PPECS
- 99. Knit4 letters, starts with JJOIN
- 100. "This round's ___"4 letters, starts with OONME
- 101. Effortless ways to advance4 letters, starts with BBYES
- 103. Vex3 letters, starts with IIRK
- 105. Close of business?3 letters, starts with IINC
- 106. 66, for example: Abbr.3 letters, starts with RRTE
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Questions
What is the answer to “Hard to understand”?
CLEARASMUD, 10 letters.
When was “Hard to understand” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of October 5, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
10 letters, starting with C.