Tough guy NYT Crossword Clue

Last seen: The New York Times, 27 Nov 2025

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BRUISER
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Ironic name of Elle Woods's chihuahua in "Legally Blonde"Crossword Clue
Prizefighter is sure rib is crackedCrossword Clue
Warship topped by British fighterCrossword Clue
Fighter — bullyCrossword Clue
Fighter — rues ribCrossword Clue
Big lugCrossword Clue
Pugilists rib sure to be injuredCrossword Clue

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IRONMAN
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Difficult long-distance triathlonCrossword Clue
Tony Stark’s alter egoCrossword Clue
Big name in endurance eventsCrossword Clue
Feted test of stamina?Crossword Clue
Avenger in armorCrossword Clue
Tony Stark's alter egoCrossword Clue
Stark alter egoCrossword Clue
140.6-mile triathlonCrossword Clue
Extreme racing eventCrossword Clue

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HOOD
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Car part that can be "popped"Crossword Clue
Part of some winter coatsCrossword Clue
Sweatshirt partCrossword Clue
Place for an ornamentCrossword Clue
Feature of many a rain jacketCrossword Clue
Part of a car or sweatshirtCrossword Clue
Piece of academic regaliaCrossword Clue
Head coveringCrossword Clue
Car part called a "bonnet" in EnglandCrossword Clue
Criminal carrier has nothing to hideCrossword Clue

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STOIC
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
UnflinchingCrossword Clue
UnemotionalCrossword Clue
ImpassiveCrossword Clue
UnflappableCrossword Clue
Stone-facedCrossword Clue
UncomplainingCrossword Clue
Not easily shakenCrossword Clue
Showing no fear, maybeCrossword Clue
ImmovableCrossword Clue
EmotionlessCrossword Clue

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THUG
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
GoonCrossword Clue
RoughneckCrossword Clue
RuffianCrossword Clue
Violent criminalCrossword Clue
HoodlumCrossword Clue
The stunted not-half ugly loutCrossword Clue
Rap's Young ___Crossword Clue
HeavyCrossword Clue
BruiserCrossword Clue
Tough husband wearing dragCrossword Clue

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BOZO
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
DunceCrossword Clue
DorkCrossword Clue
Stupid and incompetent American foolCrossword Clue
Foolish fellowCrossword Clue
Ding-dongCrossword Clue
KnuckleheadCrossword Clue
Clown whose voice inspired Krusty of "The Simpsons"Crossword Clue
BuffoonCrossword Clue
DoofusCrossword Clue

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BULLYBOY
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Swaggering toughCrossword Clue

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HARDNOSE
8 Letters

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HEMAN
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
"By the power of Grayskull" cartoon heroCrossword Clue
Toon fighter of SkeletorCrossword Clue
She-Ra's twin brotherCrossword Clue
Muscled guyCrossword Clue
Nemesis of Skeletor – muscular fellowCrossword Clue
Buff action heroCrossword Clue
Foe of Skeletor in "Masters of the Universe"Crossword Clue
Exemplar of virilityCrossword Clue

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HOOLIGAN
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
YobboCrossword Clue
Thug knocking over John and Henry, one with crew cutCrossword Clue
RuffianCrossword Clue
A lion and hog disturbed gangsterCrossword Clue
Tough rotting in gaol under houseCrossword Clue
ThugCrossword Clue
Delinquent hangout in which one toilet is turned upside downCrossword Clue
Troublemaker in gaol sadly supporting houseCrossword Clue
Thug, Chinese, going around loves free partyCrossword Clue

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TWOFISTEDFELLOW
15 Letters

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ALDO
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
International footwear retailer based in QuebecCrossword Clue
Gucci of fashionCrossword Clue
Gucci who pioneered bamboo-handled handbagsCrossword Clue
Designer GucciCrossword Clue
Gucci of fashionCrossword Clue
Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci"Crossword Clue
Montreal-based shoe brandCrossword Clue
Designer GucciCrossword Clue
Environmental writer ___ LeopoldCrossword Clue
Footwear retailer founded in MontrealCrossword Clue

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ALDORAY
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
He played an escaped convict in "We're No Angels"Crossword Clue
"We're No Angels" costar with Humphrey Bogart and Peter UstinovCrossword Clue

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BRIAN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
May of QueenCrossword Clue
Actor Cox of "Succession"Crossword Clue
"Atlanta" actor ___ Tyree HenryCrossword Clue
"Atlanta" actor ___ Tyree HenryCrossword Clue
Cox of “Succession”Crossword Clue
Man of intellect lowering head to anotherCrossword Clue
*Like two-humped camelsCrossword Clue
Cricketer who scored 8 / 10 and one not out at Edgbaston in 1994Crossword Clue
Williams who once anchored NBC Nightly NewsCrossword Clue
Guitarist May of QueenCrossword Clue

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BRONSON
7 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Arroyo who pitched for the Pirates, Red Sox, Reds and DiamondbacksCrossword Clue
"Death Wish" star CharlesCrossword Clue
Charles of "The Great Escape"Crossword Clue
US actor and actress Eleanor accompanying boyCrossword Clue

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DOLPH
5 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Sly’s “Rocky IV” rivalCrossword Clue
Action star LundgrenCrossword Clue

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LORRE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Peter of "The Maltese Falcon"Crossword Clue
"Casablanca" actor PeterCrossword Clue
Peter of 1934's "The Man Who Knew Too Much"Crossword Clue
Chuck ___, TV director/producer who's known as the "King of Sitcoms"Crossword Clue
Peter who was the first actor to play a Bond villainCrossword Clue
Actor Peter of "M" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much"Crossword Clue
Peter of “Casablanca”Crossword Clue
“The Kominsky Method” creator ChuckCrossword Clue
"The Big Bang Theory" co-creator ChuckCrossword Clue
Vehicle, we hear, for one-time star of silver screenCrossword Clue

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RAY
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fish also known as a batomorphCrossword Clue
BeamCrossword Clue
Beam of sunlightCrossword Clue
Light beamCrossword Clue
Bright lineCrossword Clue
Bottom line?Crossword Clue
Cartilaginous fish that may have a whiplike tailCrossword Clue
Bit of lightCrossword Clue
Flat fishCrossword Clue
SunbeamCrossword Clue

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SEE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Get what I'm saying?"Crossword Clue
ObserveCrossword Clue
"___ what I did there?"Crossword Clue
Match, in pokerCrossword Clue
"I told you!!"Crossword Clue
UnderstandCrossword Clue
CatchCrossword Clue
"Called it, didn't I"Crossword Clue
Catch a glimpse ofCrossword Clue
Go out withCrossword Clue

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GEORGERAFT
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Aptly surnamed star on a lifeboat in “Souls at Sea”Crossword Clue

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MRT
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Actor who participated in the first WrestleMania event, in 1985Crossword Clue
Muscleman of 1980s TVCrossword Clue
"The A-Team" starCrossword Clue
1980s TV star in the W.W.E. Hall of FameCrossword Clue
“The A-Team” co-starCrossword Clue
"I pity the fool!" actorCrossword Clue
"The A-Team" actorCrossword Clue
Actor who was cast in "Rocky III" after winning an “America’s Toughest Bouncer” competitionCrossword Clue
’80s celeb who aptly appeared on Letterman?Crossword Clue
TV actor who was once a bodyguard (charging $10k/day)Crossword Clue

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HEAVYDUTY
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
*Industrial-strengthCrossword Clue
Made to withstand serious wearCrossword Clue
*Very durableCrossword Clue
*Very durableCrossword Clue

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MARLOWE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
“Tamburlaine the Great” playwrightCrossword Clue
Horse carrying humble English dramatistCrossword Clue
Philip ___, Raymond Chandler's detectiveCrossword Clue
Dramatist from riverside town meets gruesome endingCrossword Clue
Unpleasant experience, accommodating gloomy playwrightCrossword Clue
Wisecracking sleuth PhilipCrossword Clue
Poet and playwright heard in town by ThamesCrossword Clue
"The Big Sleep" private eyeCrossword Clue
Shakespeare contemporaryCrossword Clue
Fictional detective depressed when carried by horseCrossword Clue

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SPARTAN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MSU athleteCrossword Clue
Far from deluxeCrossword Clue
Austere box beltCrossword Clue
Role in clinic is plainCrossword Clue
Simple crash involving vehicles blocking bridgeCrossword Clue
Simple crash involving vehicles blocking bridgeCrossword Clue
Section in medical facility lacking in comfort?Crossword Clue
Like accommodations for friars and nuns, typicallyCrossword Clue
Like a no-frills hotel roomCrossword Clue
Boom and bust leaving business with an austerity championCrossword Clue

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MOGGY
5 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
PussyCrossword Clue
Pet catCrossword Clue

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TUNDRA
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Arctic expanseCrossword Clue
Cold-sounding Toyota truckCrossword Clue
Biome north of the taigaCrossword Clue
Arctic plainCrossword Clue
Much of GreenlandCrossword Clue
Toyota full-size pickupCrossword Clue
Treeless Arctic biomeCrossword Clue
Treeless zone with frozen subsoilCrossword Clue
Cold, treeless biomeCrossword Clue
Arctic regions with permafrostCrossword Clue

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BOHEMIAN
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Queen hit song from 1975Crossword Clue
Nonconformist spirit laid back, unconventional I meanCrossword Clue
Two retiring setters: one Araucarian, extremely unconventionalCrossword Clue
One with an unconventional lifestyleCrossword Clue
Familiar form of address associated with virile male, inwardly independent, living an unconventional lifeCrossword Clue
Familiar form of address associated with virile male, inwardly independent, living an unconventional lifeCrossword Clue
Unconventional subject in Prague onceCrossword Clue
Unconventional man threw him a boneCrossword Clue
Czech bachelor languishing in a homeCrossword Clue
Taboo about old border, one thats unconventionalCrossword Clue

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DENIRO
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Taxi Driver" Oscar nomineeCrossword Clue
Robert in "Heat"Crossword Clue
Tribeca Film Festival co-founderCrossword Clue
Actor redoing short playsCrossword Clue
Actor in many Scorsese filmsCrossword Clue
Co-star of 2019's "Joker"Crossword Clue
Best Actor Oscar winner for playing Jake LaMottaCrossword Clue
Actor who won a 2016 Presidential Medal of FreedomCrossword Clue
"Cape Fear" starCrossword Clue
Movie star fan ignored – not goodCrossword Clue

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MACHISMO
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Manly behaviourCrossword Clue
Masculinity of Scot, having his momentCrossword Clue
Fast speed over endlessly polluted air in a show of swaggerCrossword Clue
Fast speed over endlessly polluted air in a show of swaggerCrossword Clue
Mans pride in extreme speed is typical behaviorCrossword Clue
Toxic masculinityCrossword Clue
Excessive maleness?Crossword Clue
Exaggerated masculinityCrossword Clue
At the speed of sound, two seconds of manlinessCrossword Clue
Manliness of American chap and his way of doing thingsCrossword Clue

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TYRANT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ruthless rulerCrossword Clue
Oppressive leaderCrossword Clue
Cruel rulerCrossword Clue
Oppressive rulerCrossword Clue
Dictator's extremely tawdry wild speechCrossword Clue
Ruthless rulerCrossword Clue
Faction of party ran teenaged dictatorCrossword Clue
Ruler gives extremely tacky and intemperate speechCrossword Clue
DespotCrossword Clue
Despot's extremely tetchy outburstCrossword Clue

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BADASS
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Really freakin' awesomeCrossword Clue
Impressively tough, in slangCrossword Clue
Super radCrossword Clue
Impressively tough and coolCrossword Clue
Admirably impressiveCrossword Clue
Intimidating in a cool wayCrossword Clue
Supercool individualCrossword Clue
FierceCrossword Clue
Extremely awesomeCrossword Clue
Supremely cool personCrossword Clue

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UMPH
4 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Acceptable rate of progress? Im not so sure!Crossword Clue
Grunting soundCrossword Clue
PizzazzCrossword Clue

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IRONSIDES
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Nickname for Oliver CromwellCrossword Clue
Olivers horse has smooth flanksCrossword Clue
Cavalry is pressing round flankCrossword Clue
Cromwell flattens, expires: daughter movedCrossword Clue
Old army club has more than one teamCrossword Clue
Cavalry slammed in dossierCrossword Clue
Puritans press on the bordersCrossword Clue
Puritans press on the bordersCrossword Clue

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LAMB
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Young sheepCrossword Clue
Epitome of docilityCrossword Clue
Traditional meat for shawarmaCrossword Clue
Petting zoo babyCrossword Clue
Jalamah meatCrossword Clue
Young sheepCrossword Clue
Petting zoo cutieCrossword Clue
Woolly babyCrossword Clue
Common ingredient in Scotch pieCrossword Clue
Meat in tave kosiCrossword Clue

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GOODOMEN
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Promising signCrossword Clue
Continue protecting cupola, a positive sign for the futureCrossword Clue
Finding a four-leaf clover, they sayCrossword Clue
It bodes wellCrossword Clue
Finding a four-leaf clover, some sayCrossword Clue

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Inside the foul line, in baseballCrossword Clue

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Pet food brandCrossword Clue

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Tough guy NYT Crossword Clue

Showing 35 Matching Answers

BRUISER

7 RELATED CLUES

IRONMAN

9 RELATED CLUES

HOOD

10 RELATED CLUES

STOIC

10 RELATED CLUES

THUG

10 RELATED CLUES

BOZO

9 RELATED CLUES

BULLYBOY

1 RELATED CLUES

HARDNOSE

HEMAN

8 RELATED CLUES

HOOLIGAN

9 RELATED CLUES

TWOFISTEDFELLOW

ALDO

10 RELATED CLUES

ALDORAY

2 RELATED CLUES

BRIAN

10 RELATED CLUES

BRONSON

4 RELATED CLUES

DOLPH

2 RELATED CLUES

LORRE

10 RELATED CLUES

RAY

10 RELATED CLUES

SEE

10 RELATED CLUES

GEORGERAFT

1 RELATED CLUES

MRT

10 RELATED CLUES

HEAVYDUTY

4 RELATED CLUES

MARLOWE

10 RELATED CLUES

SPARTAN

10 RELATED CLUES

MOGGY

2 RELATED CLUES

TUNDRA

10 RELATED CLUES

BOHEMIAN

10 RELATED CLUES

DENIRO

10 RELATED CLUES

MACHISMO

10 RELATED CLUES

TYRANT

10 RELATED CLUES

BADASS

10 RELATED CLUES

UMPH

3 RELATED CLUES

IRONSIDES

8 RELATED CLUES

LAMB

10 RELATED CLUES

GOODOMEN

5 RELATED CLUES

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