| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| FIDDLY | Tricky | |
| CATCHY | Tricky | |
| CUNNING | Tricky | |
| DIFFICULT | Tricky | |
| DICEY | Tricky | |
| RIDDLE | Tricky question | |
| POSER | Tricky question | |
| TEASER | Tricky question | |
| GIMMICKS | Tricky devices | |
| GIMMICK | Tricky device | |
| DODGY | Artful; tricky | |
| JUGGLING | Cheating; tricky. | |
| SCRAPES | Tricky situations (coll) | |
| ELUSORY | Tricky to catch | |
| AERIALS | Tricky skiing discipline | |
| PROBLEMATIC | Tricky compiler tab? | |
| TREACHEROUS | Dangerous and tricky | |
| CURVEBALL | Tricky or misleading question | |
| TRICKING | Given to tricks; tricky. | |
| REUSED | Tricky ruse journalist employed again | |
| NOSE DIVE | Devise no tricky headfirst plunge | |
| NOISOME | Tricky noose I’m finding harmful | |
| TRICKINESS | The quality of being tricky. | |
| YORKERS | So Kerry developed tricky cricket deliveries | |
| HOTPOTATOES | Tricky problems are dropped into fryer | |