Difficult situation Crossword Clue

Last seen: LAT, 23 Dec 2025

Showing 56 Matching Answers

100%
SPOT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Particular placeCrossword Clue
Lay eyes onCrossword Clue
Difficult positionCrossword Clue
Word with sweet or blindCrossword Clue
"That hit the ___"Crossword Clue
Stereotypical name for a DalmatianCrossword Clue
Lend, as moneyCrossword Clue
"You missed a ___"Crossword Clue
Tricky situationCrossword Clue
Provide backup for, as a weightlifter or gymnastCrossword Clue

100%
SCRAPE
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Minor injuryCrossword Clue
PickleCrossword Clue
AbrasionCrossword Clue
Tough situationCrossword Clue
AbradeCrossword Clue
Fight with European in predicamentCrossword Clue
Nails-on-a-chalkboard soundCrossword Clue
Tight spotCrossword Clue
Abrasion – predicamentCrossword Clue

100%
HOTSEAT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Grilling spot?Crossword Clue
Stressful spotCrossword Clue
Stressful positionCrossword Clue
Stressful situationCrossword Clue
Position of greatest stressCrossword Clue
Those at ground in uncomfortable place to sitCrossword Clue
"On the spot" spotCrossword Clue
Uncomfortable situationCrossword Clue
Position of heavy responsibilityCrossword Clue
Roast roostCrossword Clue

100%
MESS
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Hot ___ (snafu)Crossword Clue
Sloppy debacleCrossword Clue
Hot ___ (chaotic situation)Crossword Clue
State of disarrayCrossword Clue
Total styCrossword Clue
ShamblesCrossword Clue
ClutterCrossword Clue
Word before "hall" or after "hot"Crossword Clue

100%
TIGHTSPOT
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
PickleCrossword Clue
22 in 11Crossword Clue
Fix hose by grassCrossword Clue
[Awkward situation in drunk tank?]Crossword Clue
Drunk, see awkward situationCrossword Clue
Kitty put on clothing in an awkward situationCrossword Clue
Jam jar under clothingCrossword Clue

100%
BIND
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
JamCrossword Clue
Tough spotCrossword Clue
Tie tightlyCrossword Clue
Fasten tightlyCrossword Clue
Tie upCrossword Clue
TieCrossword Clue
Contract to dispose of diamondsCrossword Clue
Make into a bookCrossword Clue
Fasten with tiesCrossword Clue

100%
NODUS
5 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Tricky point of bow, one for the royalsCrossword Clue
Knotty situationCrossword Clue

100%
PREDICAMENT
11 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Forecast including last word in prayer for crisisCrossword Clue
Jam – or pickle?Crossword Clue
The last word in divine jamCrossword Clue
Divine as environment for ace crew testing positionCrossword Clue
Divine, eating the last word in jamCrossword Clue
American chaps occupy divine spotCrossword Clue
Difficult situation upsetting medic and parentCrossword Clue
Spot one MP drunk with decanterCrossword Clue
Quandary generated by last word in forecastCrossword Clue

100%
DESPERATESTRAITS
16 Letters

100%
HARDROWTOHOE
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
How rotor-head's spinning is a problemCrossword Clue

100%
HOTPOTATO
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Party game that involves rapidly passing an objectCrossword Clue
Game with a lot of quick passesCrossword Clue
Controversial topicCrossword Clue
Awkward matter with sexy Charlotte?Crossword Clue
Controversial issueCrossword Clue
Photo doctored to rubbish manifesto's last controversial topicCrossword Clue
*Shoplifted spud, ready to be fenced?Crossword Clue
Issue that's too dangerous to touchCrossword Clue

100%
KETTLEOFFISH
12 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Mess; state of affairsCrossword Clue
State of affairsCrossword Clue

100%
PLIGHT
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Tough spotCrossword Clue
Tragic situationCrossword Clue
Page gets frivolous in a predicamentCrossword Clue
Tough situationCrossword Clue
PredicamentCrossword Clue
Unfortunate situationCrossword Clue
Putting answer in crossword, after using pen in the beginning, results in difficultyCrossword Clue
Promise pickle or jamCrossword Clue
Cheerful under pressure in difficult situationCrossword Clue

100%
QUANDARY
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
DilemmaCrossword Clue
Q & A about uniform on railway creates a dilemmaCrossword Clue
PredicamentCrossword Clue
State of perplexityCrossword Clue
Problem giving Northern US prosecutor right to probe wharfCrossword Clue
When in Paris, young artist goes round in a state of confusionCrossword Clue

100%
RATTRAP
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hole in the wallCrossword Clue
Terrifying device for a field mouseCrossword Clue
Dilapidated buildingCrossword Clue
Seedy placeCrossword Clue
Dilapidated digsCrossword Clue
Hopeless predicamentCrossword Clue
Squalid digsCrossword Clue
Tough situation for some sailor to returnCrossword Clue
DumpCrossword Clue
Seedy dwellingCrossword Clue

100%
STEW
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dish commonly made in a Dutch ovenCrossword Clue
Nurse a grudge, sayCrossword Clue
Pot fillerCrossword Clue
Meaty soupCrossword Clue
Étouffée, for oneCrossword Clue
Slow-cooker dishCrossword Clue
Crock-Pot dish, perhapsCrossword Clue
Kamounia or goulashCrossword Clue
Overnight recipeCrossword Clue
Gumbo, for oneCrossword Clue

78%
PICKLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cornichon, sayCrossword Clue
Soak in a brineCrossword Clue
Awkward situationCrossword Clue
Troublesome child in predicament?Crossword Clue
Papad condiment made with brineCrossword Clue
Choose the French jamCrossword Clue
Little devil in crisisCrossword Clue
Troublesome child in quandary?Crossword Clue
Dip in holeCrossword Clue
Dip in holeCrossword Clue

72%
FACETHEMUSIC
12 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Accept consequencesCrossword Clue
Side on border; America in charge; take the consequencesCrossword Clue
Accept imminent punishmentCrossword Clue
Confront unpleasant consequencesCrossword Clue
Accept the consequences of one's actionsCrossword Clue
Take the consequences of one's actionsCrossword Clue
Accept the consequencesCrossword Clue
Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actionsCrossword Clue
Confront the consequences of one's actionsCrossword Clue
Bravely handle consequences of awful cafe and what's piped into it?Crossword Clue

72%
INAPICKLE
9 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Stuck at home, Dad turned capricious without feminine presenceCrossword Clue
Dealing with a sticky situationCrossword Clue
StuckCrossword Clue
Up the creekCrossword Clue
Like panic disorders, making you troubledCrossword Clue
Between Scylla and CharybdisCrossword Clue

72%
ONTHESPOT
9 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
There and thenCrossword Clue
Where to apply ointment in difficult situationCrossword Clue
Immediately under pressure thereCrossword Clue
In awkward position, sort of fineCrossword Clue
Under pressureCrossword Clue
… awkwardly placed right nowCrossword Clue
At the scene of the actionCrossword Clue
At the sceneCrossword Clue
Under pressureCrossword Clue

72%
PULLTHROUGH
11 Letters

72%
UPAGAINSTIT
11 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
In difficultyCrossword Clue
In quite a spotCrossword Clue

72%
UPAGUMTREE
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
It's not a good place to get stuck!Crossword Clue
In a sticky situation?Crossword Clue
In difficulty? Meet guru, unusually enthralling old manCrossword Clue
In a sticky positionCrossword Clue
In great difficulty, having climbed aloft?Crossword Clue

66%
BEARUP
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Bravely endure adversityCrossword Clue
Endure cheerfullyCrossword Clue
Remain cheerful in the face of adversityCrossword Clue
Face adversity wellCrossword Clue
Stay cheerful despite adversityCrossword Clue
Stay cheerful despite adversityCrossword Clue
Take it on the chinCrossword Clue

66%
BEDOFNAILS
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Uncomfortable situationCrossword Clue

66%
SORRYPASS
9 Letters

65%
MIRE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bog downCrossword Clue
Sloggy terrainCrossword Clue
BogCrossword Clue
Stick in the mudCrossword Clue
Bog downCrossword Clue
Mucky spotCrossword Clue
MuckCrossword Clue
MorassCrossword Clue
Where not to wallow, per “Light My Fire”Crossword Clue
Mucky spotCrossword Clue

65%
QUAGMIRE
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Queen has a good rage over misguided leader in a pickleCrossword Clue
Complicated situationCrossword Clue
Complex issue in question: board meeting with angerCrossword Clue
Marshy area - predicamentCrossword Clue
Very difficult and confused situationCrossword Clue
Morass of papers about meetingCrossword Clue
Serious predicamentCrossword Clue
PredicamentCrossword Clue
Slough papers cover meeting of shareholdersCrossword Clue
Measure of paper covering AGMs awkward situationCrossword Clue

61%
BAPTISMOFFIRE
13 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
First experience of a severe ordeal, especially a first taste of military combatCrossword Clue
Initiating ordealCrossword Clue

61%
BELEAGUERED
11 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Under fireCrossword Clue
Bothered by regular Boers union with CommunistCrossword Clue
Under siegeCrossword Clue
Under siegeCrossword Clue
Live competition in which Liverpool play caused vexationCrossword Clue
Beset by enemy forcesCrossword Clue

61%
CUTANDRUN
9 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Top ROund sTeakCrossword Clue
Make a rapid escapeCrossword Clue
Skedaddle, as one might hope to do at Lord's?Crossword Clue
Clip plus last boltCrossword Clue
Escape quicklyCrossword Clue
VamooseCrossword Clue
Exit a thorny situation rather than deal with itCrossword Clue

61%
HOLYSEE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
In broadcast completely understand the VaticanCrossword Clue
State whose borders are all land – or entirely water, we're toldCrossword Clue
Pope’s placeCrossword Clue
Vatican jurisdictionCrossword Clue
Pope's jurisdictionCrossword Clue
VaticanCrossword Clue
Francis's responsibility under discussion — quite understandCrossword Clue
According to Spooner, only that man Francis lives hereCrossword Clue
The VaticanCrossword Clue
"Yes" to reform adopted by ugly place, a small stateCrossword Clue

61%
HOWDOYOUDO
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Polite greetingCrossword Clue
Tell me your modus operandi in a difficult situationCrossword Clue
What to say on meeting an awkward situation?Crossword Clue

61%
INACLEFTSTICK
13 Letters

61%
JOINTHECLUB
11 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
"You're not alone," and what the first word in the answer to each starred clue can doCrossword Clue
"You're not the only one!"Crossword Clue
"You and me both"Crossword Clue
"We've all been there"Crossword Clue
Same here!Crossword Clue
Things are just as bad for me!Crossword Clue
"Tell me about it"Crossword Clue

61%
KEEPACOOLHEAD
13 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Good advice during an emergencyCrossword Clue

61%
SILVERLINING
12 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
The bright side of dark timesCrossword Clue
Bright sideCrossword Clue
Upside, when downCrossword Clue

60%
ORDEAL
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Difficult experienceCrossword Clue
Trying experienceCrossword Clue
TrialCrossword Clue
Agonizing experienceCrossword Clue
Difficult experienceCrossword Clue
Tough goCrossword Clue
Trial said to include case for defenceCrossword Clue
Trying experienceCrossword Clue
ReloadCrossword Clue
Bad experienceCrossword Clue

60%
PILLOWJAM
9 Letters

60%
TEST
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Trial runCrossword Clue
Skills assessmentCrossword Clue
"That was a ___, and you failed"Crossword Clue
Try outCrossword Clue
ExamCrossword Clue
Mic check wordCrossword Clue
Word with stress, or a common source of stressCrossword Clue
Check outCrossword Clue
___ cricketCrossword Clue
ExamCrossword Clue

57%
BEARINMIND
10 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
"Please remember . . ."Crossword Clue
Take into accountCrossword Clue
Remember what, until her rude awakening, Goldilocks didn't have?Crossword Clue
Take into accountCrossword Clue
Remember and take into accountCrossword Clue
Don't forget to support home careCrossword Clue
"___, you can't think of Pooh"Crossword Clue
Take into considerationCrossword Clue

57%
CORONER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Inquest holderCrossword Clue
Singer's first disc rising to second place — official!Crossword Clue
He investigates passing round pickle sandwichesCrossword Clue
He investigates passing round pickle sandwichesCrossword Clue
Short correspondence about a medical examinerCrossword Clue
Dr. Al Robbins on "CSI," e.gCrossword Clue
Final exam giver?Crossword Clue
One finds reason for passing nothing during recessCrossword Clue
One finds reason for passing nothing during recessCrossword Clue
Forensic team memberCrossword Clue

57%
GREY
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
--> "Touch of ___"Crossword Clue
Fictional doctor MeredithCrossword Clue
(Earl [?) Goose]Crossword Clue
Earl ___ teaCrossword Clue
Tanni ___, wheelchair racer and multiple gold medal-winning OlympianCrossword Clue
Old nagCrossword Clue
Earl ___ teaCrossword Clue
Like many London skiesCrossword Clue
___ Goose vodkaCrossword Clue
Jennifer of "Dirty Dancing"Crossword Clue

57%
HEDGEONESBETS
13 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
*Play it safeCrossword Clue
Be cautiousCrossword Clue

57%
LAMPLIGHT
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
It may illuminate predicament when running from the law?Crossword Clue
What brightens up endlessly bad messCrossword Clue
Escape difficult situation - it can relieve gloomCrossword Clue
In it one should see see batter and jamCrossword Clue
In it one should see see batter and jamCrossword Clue
It illuminates difficulty following strikeCrossword Clue
It helps you see and escape predicamentCrossword Clue
Ray perhaps hit hard by difficult situationCrossword Clue
Illumination from a 5,500-watt, 110-volt bulb?Crossword Clue
Illumination from a 5,500-watt, 110-volt bulb?Crossword Clue

55%
ADMIRER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Valentine senderCrossword Clue
FanCrossword Clue
"Secret" letter writer, perhapsCrossword Clue
Married eccentric suitorCrossword Clue
Read out note Romeo’s hidden inside fanCrossword Clue
Gallant American doctor contains problematic situationCrossword Clue
FanCrossword Clue
Abuse married loverCrossword Clue
Sender of a CandygramCrossword Clue
Fan of Slough confined by a physician!Crossword Clue

53%
ASPHYXIA
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Result of drowning, perhaps, a damaged ship carrying couple of axes before commencement of accidentCrossword Clue
Stoppage of vital functions - heard about cure in the East?Crossword Clue
When a Greek character enters clutching axes, its breathtakingCrossword Clue
It's a breathtaking experienceCrossword Clue
Its a breathtaking experienceCrossword Clue
SuffocationCrossword Clue
High pay has winning team providing a breathless experience?Crossword Clue
It really is a breathtaking experienceCrossword Clue

53%
HOLE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Jackson ___, WyomingCrossword Clue
A straw has oneCrossword Clue
Feature of a bagelCrossword Clue
Green openingCrossword Clue
One of 18 on a golf courseCrossword Clue
Ozone layer issueCrossword Clue
Mini golfer's targetCrossword Clue
Center of a bagelCrossword Clue
Groundhog's homeCrossword Clue
One of 18, in golfCrossword Clue

53%
JAMPAN
6 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Sedan chair, front of pole held by a servantCrossword Clue

51%
JAMAICA
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Birthplace of RastafarianismCrossword Clue
About to go on main road, on solid traffic islandCrossword Clue
Some of WI marmalade maybe American spies when overCrossword Clue
Country hotel where Daphne du Maurier located her thieves?Crossword Clue
Birthplace of reggaeCrossword Clue
Country spread over a hundred acres gained independenceCrossword Clue
Country to block top class accountantCrossword Clue
Island nation in the CaribbeanCrossword Clue
Island's very good on the surface — stick around!Crossword Clue
Islands very good on the surface - stick around!Crossword Clue

51%
LAMPLIGHTER
11 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Spill jam, given flimsier sandwichCrossword Clue
Spill pickle? More flimsy sandwichesCrossword Clue
Spill jam? Flimsier sandwichesCrossword Clue
Old street worker moving less well, masking hardshipCrossword Clue
Spill jam with more flimsy packagingCrossword Clue
One to illuminate predicament in the sea for the FrenchCrossword Clue

47%
BAILOUT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Rescue from financial difficultyCrossword Clue
Feel bad during boxing match and quit (4,3)Crossword Clue
RescueCrossword Clue
Financial rescueCrossword Clue
Rescue part of wicket before being dismissedCrossword Clue
Rescue part of wicket before being dismissedCrossword Clue
Save from ruinCrossword Clue
Taking trouble to break up fight, action rescuing businessCrossword Clue
Rescue from insolvencyCrossword Clue
Trouble with fight breaking out? Rescue operation neededCrossword Clue

47%
HOLEINONE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Golfing exploitCrossword Clue
Ace of clubs?Crossword Clue
AceCrossword Clue
Stroke of luck?Crossword Clue
Perfect minigolf shotCrossword Clue
Memorable drive?Crossword Clue
Inspiration for an often-repeated golf storyCrossword Clue
The rarest eagle? Of course it is!Crossword Clue
Golfer's rare featCrossword Clue
Golfer's dreamCrossword Clue

47%
SKIDROW
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Steinbeck not content, I would argue, to show place of poor AmericansCrossword Clue
Broadcast about child ending in squalor — here?Crossword Clue
Impoverished urban areaCrossword Clue
Squalid area, where you can't keep your feet?Crossword Clue
District frequented by vagrants and addicts in AmericaCrossword Clue
Runner with promise revolutionised slum areaCrossword Clue
Head of state has altercation on the way down hereCrossword Clue
Squalid urban districtCrossword Clue
Run-down part of a US cityCrossword Clue
Hard-luck areaCrossword Clue

42%
MINIBREAK
9 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Pot only two snooker balls in short holidayCrossword Clue

42%
PRETTYKETTLE
12 Letters

LAT

Los Angeles Times Crosswords Daily Answers

Find L.A. Times crossword answers, from today’s solution to an archive including past clues and answers.

Find the Latest LAT Crossword Answers

LAT Crossword

LAT - December 23, 2025 Crossword Clues

Across

Root beer brand owned by Coca-ColaCrossword Clue

Tightly closedCrossword Clue

Smile joyouslyCrossword Clue

Indigenous AlaskanCrossword Clue

Work hard forCrossword Clue

Feminine Spanish pronounCrossword Clue

Roman robesCrossword Clue

Rather oftenCrossword Clue

Jackie on the Hollywood Walk of FameCrossword Clue

Mardi Gras, for one: AbbrCrossword Clue

Selling pointCrossword Clue

In large quantitiesCrossword Clue

Name on a former lake in Central AsiaCrossword Clue

"Guys and Dolls" composer FrankCrossword Clue

"Been ___, done that"Crossword Clue

Chapel benchCrossword Clue

Med. plan optionCrossword Clue

Taunting remarkCrossword Clue

Chicken ___ kingCrossword Clue

Hundred Acre Wood joeyCrossword Clue

Cropped upCrossword Clue

Antarctic body of water with penguin rookeriesCrossword Clue

"Othello" frenemyCrossword Clue

NHL legend known as "The Great One"Crossword Clue

Poker buy-insCrossword Clue

Final tallyCrossword Clue

Prefix with -gramCrossword Clue

Hollowed outCrossword Clue

Crossword hintCrossword Clue

Finds a purpose forCrossword Clue

Blender setting for pumpkin pie fillingCrossword Clue

"As ___ on TV"Crossword Clue

"Devil Inside" bandCrossword Clue

Ring-shaped islandCrossword Clue

Difficult situation Crossword Clue

Showing 56 Matching Answers

SPOT

10 RELATED CLUES

SCRAPE

9 RELATED CLUES

HOTSEAT

10 RELATED CLUES

MESS

8 RELATED CLUES

TIGHTSPOT

7 RELATED CLUES

BIND

9 RELATED CLUES

NODUS

2 RELATED CLUES

PREDICAMENT

9 RELATED CLUES

DESPERATESTRAITS

HARDROWTOHOE

1 RELATED CLUES

HOTPOTATO

8 RELATED CLUES

KETTLEOFFISH

2 RELATED CLUES

PLIGHT

9 RELATED CLUES

QUANDARY

6 RELATED CLUES

RATTRAP

10 RELATED CLUES

STEW

10 RELATED CLUES

PICKLE

10 RELATED CLUES

FACETHEMUSIC

10 RELATED CLUES

INAPICKLE

6 RELATED CLUES

ONTHESPOT

9 RELATED CLUES

PULLTHROUGH

UPAGAINSTIT

2 RELATED CLUES

UPAGUMTREE

5 RELATED CLUES

BEARUP

7 RELATED CLUES

BEDOFNAILS

1 RELATED CLUES

SORRYPASS

MIRE

10 RELATED CLUES

QUAGMIRE

10 RELATED CLUES

BAPTISMOFFIRE

2 RELATED CLUES

BELEAGUERED

6 RELATED CLUES

CUTANDRUN

7 RELATED CLUES

HOLYSEE

10 RELATED CLUES

HOWDOYOUDO

3 RELATED CLUES

INACLEFTSTICK

JOINTHECLUB

7 RELATED CLUES

KEEPACOOLHEAD

1 RELATED CLUES

SILVERLINING

3 RELATED CLUES

ORDEAL

10 RELATED CLUES

PILLOWJAM

TEST

10 RELATED CLUES

BEARINMIND

8 RELATED CLUES

CORONER