| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ICESOVER | Makes negotiating difficult, in a way |
| TALKINGTURKEY | Negotiating in a no-nonsense way |
| HEAVY | Difficult to carry, in a way |
| SMEARY | Difficult to read, in a way |
| GRISTLIER | More difficult to chew, in a way |
| encumbers | Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult |
| encumbering | Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult |
| encumbered | Restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult |
| labyrinths | A complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze |
