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6 letters · New York Times · Sunday, March 26, 2000 · 78-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, March 26, 2000.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · March 26, 2000 · 78-Down · 6 letters
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making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
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