| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NASTY | Hard to deal with |
| awkward | hard to use or deal with |
| intractable | Hard to control or deal with |
| HAIRY | Hard to deal with, as a problem |
| POTATO | A hot one is hard to deal with |
| heaviest | (of a situation) Serious and hard to deal with |
| difficulties | A thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand |
| difficulty | A thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand |
| grappled | Struggle with or work hard to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge) |
