THORNY

Bristling with perplexities (6)

Solution has appeared in 4 crosswords (1 across and 3 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,481 — 2023-03-03 00:00:16
  14A: Having spikes (6)
• Quick crossword No 15,770 — 2020-11-21 00:00:37
  14D: Problematic (6)
• Quick crossword No 15,611 — 2020-05-19 23:00:10
  7D: Causing difficulty (like a bed of roses?) (6)
• Quick crossword No 15,216 — 2019-02-13 00:00:05
  4D: Bristling with perplexities (6)