Harder or softer, depending — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 6–letter crossword clue “Harder or softer, depending”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 19th May 2002. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Harder or softer, depending” is STALER (6 letters).
We last saw “Harder or softer, depending” in NYT Crossword on 19th May 2002.
The 6-letter answer for “Harder or softer, depending” is STALER.
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