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A cold one is tough to crack

Last seen in Universal Crossword January 5, 2020 Answers

The Universal Crossword puzzle from January 5, 2020 featured the clue "A cold one is tough to crack", and we've found 150 potential answers for it. Our analysis points to CASE as the most likely solution — it's 4 letters long and matches with 99% confidence. All potential answers are ranked below for your convenience.

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150 Other Potential Answers

99%
CASE
A cold one is tough to crack
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2020
10%
NUT
Tough ___ to crack
Universal Crossword · May 8, 2025
5%
SNOWCRAB
Crustacean found in cold northern oceans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
5%
ARCTIC
Powerfully cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 6, 2026
5%
TRY
Take a crack at
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2026
5%
ICES
Keeps cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
5%
ALES
Some cold brews
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
5%
ICEAGE
Worldwide cold spell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
5%
SHUN
Give the cold shoulder
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2026
5%
LETSDIGIN
"Our food's getting cold!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
5%
EATUP
"Your food is getting cold!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
5%
REMOTESTART
Convenient car feature on a cold winter morning, or a feature of 19-, 27-, and 44-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 16, 2026
5%
EARACHES
Features of some cold cases?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
5%
AJAR
Open just a crack
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
5%
SNOW
Flakes when it's cold outside
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
5%
CHILE
Country that sounds cold
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
5%
ALTAR
Unlikely place for one with cold feet
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
5%
JOKEWRITER
Part of a crack team?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
5%
OAK
Tree with tough wood
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2026
5%
TUBETOPS
Garments that may lead to cold shoulders
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
5%
STARVE
"Feed a cold, __ a fever"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
5%
SHIVERED
Shook with cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2026
5%
SNUBS
Gives the cold shoulder to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 21, 2025
5%
CHAP
Surface crack
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 29, 2025
5%
EAT
"Don't let your dinner get cold!"
Universal Crossword · Nov 20, 2025
5%
MAMA
Bear whose porridge was too cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2025
5%
EASIER
Not as tough
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
5%
SALES
Department that sends cold emails
Universal Crossword · Sep 28, 2025
5%
DRAFTY
Not keeping out cold air
Universal Crossword · Sep 11, 2025
5%
TOUGHNUT
Difficult problem to crack
Universal Crossword · Sep 4, 2025
5%
ANORAK
Outerwear suitable for cold, frosty, and snowy conditions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2025
5%
ICE
Apply a cold pack to, say
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2025
5%
ACT
"You're a tough __ to follow!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2025
5%
ROFL
"u crack me up"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2025
5%
TOUGHIE
Hard nut to crack
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2025
5%
TARO
__ sago: tapioca dessert served hot or cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2025
5%
CHICKENOUT
Get cold feet
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2025
5%
ICETUB
Spot for a therapeutic cold plunge
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2025
5%
POLARVORTEX
Large, rotating mass of cold air over Antarctica
Universal Crossword · May 25, 2025
5%
ELSA
Disney queen with a cold streak?
Universal Crossword · May 21, 2025
5%
RAMBO
Classic tough guy role (Last two letters + ...)
Universal Crossword · May 15, 2025
5%
ICERESCUE
Answer to a cold call?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2025
5%
BRR
(It's cold!)
Universal Crossword · May 7, 2025
5%
RAW
Like cold, damp weather
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 1, 2025
5%
REOPEN
Investigate anew, as a cold case
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2025
5%
AIL
Have a cold
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 24, 2025
5%
ALOOF
Like cold fish
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 16, 2025
5%
PIEALAMODE
Dessert that's both hot and cold
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2025
5%
DIGITALCOMMUNICATION
"It's so cold my fingers are going numb"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 2, 2025
5%
SHIVER
Shake with cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 16, 2025
5%
LEAR
Shakespearean king who orders a storm to "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!"
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2025
5%
ITCH
Annoyance that may be tough to reach
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2024
5%
POOLPLAYER
Person who might get a tough break?
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2024
5%
ICY
Like cold stares
Universal Crossword · Dec 10, 2024
5%
KNOW
Have down cold
Universal Crossword · Nov 29, 2024
5%
ICET
Rapper whose name sounds like a cold drink
Universal Crossword · Nov 23, 2024
5%
FIRELIT
Like a cabin on a cold night
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Nov 20, 2024
5%
ICEBATH
Runner's cold soak
Universal Crossword · Nov 14, 2024
5%
SHUNS
Gives the cold shoulder
Universal Crossword · Oct 23, 2024
5%
NITRO
___ cold brew
Universal Crossword · Oct 23, 2024
5%
UPAT
— the crack of dawn
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 9, 2024
5%
ICINGOUT
Giving the cold shoulder
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2024
5%
HAIRS
They stand up in the cold
Universal Crossword · Sep 22, 2024
5%
LAKEEFFECTSNOW
Winter weather caused by cold air moving over warm water
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2024
5%
STEELY
Hard and cold
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Sep 2, 2024
5%
WASHYOURHANDS
Exhortation during cold and flu season
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2024
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BEER
"___ me!" ("I'll take a cold one!")
Universal Crossword · Jun 28, 2024
5%
NYQUIL
Nighttime cold medicine brand
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2024
5%
ICEIT
"You should get a cold pack on that sprain"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 18, 2024
5%
TESLAS
Cars that charge slowly in the cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 8, 2024
5%
ICILY
In a very cold manner
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 28, 2024
5%
ALAN
Turing who helped crack the Enigma code
Universal Crossword · Apr 22, 2024
5%
OTTER
Marine mammal that uses rocks to crack shells
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2024
5%
DNA
Evidence that can reopen a cold case
Universal Crossword · Mar 19, 2024
5%
AILS
Has a cold
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Feb 29, 2024
5%
POLAR
Quite cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2024
5%
BLAME
It's often tough to assign
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2024
5%
SUEME
"Well, tough!"
Universal Crossword · Jan 13, 2024
5%
SLICED
Like cold cuts
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 2, 2024
5%
SUBZERO
Very cold
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 27, 2023
5%
ICEHOUSE
Place for cold storage
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 22, 2023
5%
SNOWPLOWS
Vehicles for cold times
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2023
5%
CEILINGWAX
Odd remedy for an overhead crack?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 8, 2023
5%
ZIPPEDUP
Bundled for cold weather, say
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Nov 29, 2023
5%
ERA
"I'm in my flop ___" ("Life's been tough lately")
Universal Crossword · Nov 27, 2023
5%
WINTER
Time for cold feet?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 22, 2023
5%
PRESOAK
Laundry cycle for a tough stain
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 20, 2023
5%
FREEZINGGRAIN
Consequence of a Midwest cold snap?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2023
5%
ROTFL
"u crack me up"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2023
5%
EGO
A big one makes teamwork tough
Universal Crossword · Oct 23, 2023
5%
YETI
Cryptid in cold weather
Universal Crossword · Oct 19, 2023
5%
ICED
Kept cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2023
5%
ICIER
More cold and unfriendly
Universal Crossword · Sep 21, 2023
1%
SEEPIN
Enter via cracks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
NSA
Code-cracking org.
Universal Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
1%
CHIDE
Scold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2026
1%
TEAEGG
Savory snack with a cracked shell
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
1%
REBUKE
Scold
Universal Crossword · Apr 2, 2026
1%
SETSTO
Gets cracking on
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
1%
SEEP
Flow through cracks
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2026
1%
POLLY
"___ want a cracker"
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
1%
PIE
Dessert that might have a graham cracker crust
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
1%
TSK
Scolding sound
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
1%
EGG
Something a baker cracks
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
1%
RITZ
Nabisco cracker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
1%
DUD
Disappointing firecracker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 6, 2026
1%
EARFUL
Scolding lecture
Universal Crossword · Jan 2, 2026
1%
GRIT
Mental toughness
Universal Crossword · Dec 26, 2025
1%
YELLEDAT
Scolded loudly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 22, 2025
1%
GRAHAM
Kind of cracker used for s'mores
Universal Crossword · Nov 14, 2025
1%
TSKS
Scolding sounds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
1%
KNUCKLES
Oft-cracked joints
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2025
1%
BRIE
Cheese on crackers
Universal Crossword · Oct 31, 2025
1%
CAULKS
Doesn't let anything fall through the cracks?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 24, 2025
1%
CHILI
Hot food with a cold-sounding name
Universal Crossword · Oct 23, 2025
1%
FIRES
Camp cracklers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2025
1%
PFFT
Sound of a fizzling firecracker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
1%
MALAISE
Coming-down-with-a-cold feeling
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2025
1%
BADDOG
Scolding for a slipper chewer
Universal Crossword · Jun 5, 2025
1%
SWIPER
Thieving fox often scolded by 15-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 2, 2025
1%
TUT
Scolding syllable
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2025
1%
INFORIT
About to be scolded
Universal Crossword · May 1, 2025
1%
PETPEEVE
Knuckle cracking, for some
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2025
1%
ANIMAL
___ crackers
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2025
1%
HIHO
Old cracker brand
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 11, 2025
1%
HARPS
Pair of stringed instruments in "The Nutcracker"
Universal Crossword · Apr 2, 2025
1%
CLARA
"The Nutcracker" girl
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 24, 2025
1%
SALTINE
Soup cracker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 4, 2025
1%
TOS
Talking- -- (scoldings)
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 2, 2025
1%
BEAKS
Egg crackers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 30, 2025
1%
CODE
What a spy cracks
Universal Crossword · Jan 22, 2025
1%
BALLERINA
"The Nutcracker" performer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 24, 2024
1%
FUSES
Firecracker parts
Universal Crossword · Dec 17, 2024
1%
DRESSINGDOWN
Severe scolding, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2024
1%
EGGS
Ingredients that are cracked to make khai jiao
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 10, 2024
1%
BANG
Firecracker sound
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Nov 29, 2024
1%
CRABLEG
Seafood item that needs to be cracked
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 25, 2024
1%
TIRADES
Scolding speeches
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 24, 2024
1%
GOTOIT
"Get cracking!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 19, 2024
1%
DOIT
“Get cracking!”
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 31, 2024
1%
SMARTREMARK
Wisecrack
Universal Crossword · Jul 14, 2024
1%
FUSE
Firecracker part
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Apr 30, 2024
1%
BERATE
Scold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2024
1%
MATZO
Passover cracker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2024
1%
SEEPS
Slips through the cracks?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2024
1%
DONTYELL
Scolding for someone shouting (Last 4 letters + ...)
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2024
1%
OTTEI
Oyster cracker?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 24, 2024
1%
BOOMINGVASE
Container for firecracker flowers?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 25, 2024
1%
ZESTA
Brand of saltine crackers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 22, 2024
1%
LINED
Like cold-weather sleeping bags
Universal Crossword · Dec 23, 2023

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How many possible solutions does "A cold one is tough to crack" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 150 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is CASE (4 letters).
What is the best answer for "A cold one is tough to crack"?
The best answer for "A cold one is tough to crack" is CASE with 4 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "A cold one is tough to crack" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on January 5, 2020.
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