Very tough thing to lick — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Very tough thing to lick”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 5th June 2010. 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 “Very tough thing to lick” is NEMESIS (7 letters).
We last saw “Very tough thing to lick” in NYT Crossword on 5th June 2010.
The 7-letter answer for “Very tough thing to lick” is NEMESIS.
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