Hard luck over code on website, one difficult to deal with

The answer to “Hard luck over code on website, one difficult to deal with” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is TOUGHCOOKIE — a 11-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 16, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 3-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Hard luck over code on website, one difficult to deal with” answer

TOUGHCOOKIE (11 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TOUGHCOOKIE.

When else has “Hard luck over code on website, one difficult to deal with” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 16, 2026 (most recent) → TOUGHCOOKIE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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