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Sticky situation

Last seen in Universal Crossword March 21, 2026 Answers

Searching for the answer to "Sticky situation"? This crossword clue was published in the Universal Crossword puzzle on March 21, 2026. Based on our analysis, we believe the answer is HORNETSNEST (11 letters). Our database has 140 potential solutions for this clue, each ranked by confidence to help you solve your puzzle.

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140 Other Potential Answers

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HORNETSNEST
Sticky situation
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
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MESS
Sticky situation
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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QUAGMIRE
Sticky situation
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Jul 31, 2024
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MORASS
Sticky situation
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 4, 2024
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JAM
Sticky situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2023
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BIND
Sticky situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2022
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SCRAPE
Sticky situation
Universal Crossword · Dec 21, 2021
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MIRE
Sticky situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2021
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GLUE
Cause of a sticky situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2025
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EABULLET
*Avoid a sticky situation
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2025
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ENTANGLE
Get wrapped up in a sticky situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2024
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EMBROIL
Involve, as in a sticky situation
Universal Crossword · Jun 29, 2020
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ANO
"It's __-win situation"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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SAWTOIT
Took care of a situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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LICORICEPIAZZA
Public square that gets really sticky in the heat?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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AGLINING
Upside found periodically in a bad situation?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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MATCHPOINT
Tense situation during court proceedings?
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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HOOT
Amusing situation
Universal Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
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TREEFROGS
Amphibians with sticky toes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
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TIEGAME
No-win situation?
Universal Crossword · Jan 28, 2026
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MADEHAY
Took advantage of a situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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QUANDARY
Difficult situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 23, 2025
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MAELSTROM
Turbulent situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 7, 2025
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WEIRDVIBE
Uneasy feeling about a situation
Universal Crossword · Nov 8, 2025
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WEVE
"__ got a situation here"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2025
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LAO
Cuisine famous for sticky rice
Universal Crossword · Oct 6, 2025
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DRAW
No-win situation?
Universal Crossword · Sep 29, 2025
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MANGO
___ sticky rice (fruity Thai dessert)
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2025
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GECKO
Lizard with sticky toe pads
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2025
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SNARL
Complicated situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2025
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GOATRODEO
Out of control situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2025
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COOLERHEADS
Folks who hopefully prevail in a tense situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
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PASTES
Attaches with sticky stuff
Universal Crossword · Jun 2, 2025
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HOTSEAT
Stressful situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2025
8%
TROUBLEDWATERS
Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 7, 2025
8%
LOSELOSE
Like a situation with no good outcome
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2025
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CLUTCH
Successful in a critical situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2025
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INEEDSOMEADVICE
"Help me out with this situation ..."
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2025
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PRESSURECOOKER
Highly stressful situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2025
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GOOIEST
Most sticky, like s'mores
Universal Crossword · Jan 29, 2025
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SETTHESCENE
Describe a situation
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 7, 2025
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TIE
No-win situation?
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Dec 16, 2024
8%
TIGHTROPE
Precarious situation, metaphorically
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2024
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ICANTRELATE
"Never been in that situation myself" (... first 2 letters + the last letter)
Universal Crossword · Nov 21, 2024
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GUNK
Icky, sticky stuff
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2024
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ANDYETHEREWEARE
"Nevertheless ... our situation hasn't changed"
Universal Crossword · Sep 1, 2024
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ASITIS
"Given the situation ..."
Universal Crossword · Aug 24, 2024
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SILVERLINING
Positive spin on a bad situation, or a feature of 20-, 31-, 38-, and 45-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 2024
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DEALWITHIT
*"Go handle the situation!"
Universal Crossword · May 6, 2024
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WHEREAPPLICABLE
As the situation warrants
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2024
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DIRESTRAITS
Really bad situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2024
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SOCIALCUE
Missing one could cause an awkward situation
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2024
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NOWIN
Like a lose-lose situation
Universal Crossword · Mar 4, 2024
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POSTITS
Small, sticky sheets
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 18, 2024
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SNAFU
Muddled situation
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2024
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BAIL
Abandon a situation, informally
Universal Crossword · Feb 14, 2024
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READAPT
Adjust to a situation again
Premier Sunday Crossword · Feb 4, 2024
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MESSES
Sticky situations
Universal Crossword · Jan 15, 2024
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ONIT
Handling the situation
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 30, 2023
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CANTRELATE
"Never been in that situation myself"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 30, 2023
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DOORDIE
Desperate, as a situation
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 17, 2023
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TURNSITAROUND
Steers a situation in a better direction (... letters 7-10)
Universal Crossword · Dec 6, 2023
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WINWIN
Like an ideal situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2023
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DIPLOMATICMISS
Failure to use tact in a delicate situation?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2023
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ADDEDFUELTOTHEF
Made a volatile situation worse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2023
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DRAG
Boring situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2023
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GRAYAREA
Unclear situation
Universal Crossword · Jun 1, 2023
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GOOEY
Thick and sticky
Premier Sunday Crossword · May 21, 2023
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BLACKHOLE
Inescapable situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 13, 2023
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USVSTHEM
Generalized rivalry situation
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 9, 2023
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READEMANDWEEP
Declaration from a person playing poker in a situation where the opponents think they have it in the bag [67-Across: "I win!"]
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2023
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HUMID
Like sticky weather
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 26, 2023
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DOUBLEOT
High-stakes gridiron situation, and a feature of eight long puzzle answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 12, 2023
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AWINGANDAPRAYER
* Hope when the situation is desperate
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jan 1, 2023
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UPSIDE
Positive part of a situation
Universal Crossword · Dec 14, 2022
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TAPESON
Attaches with a sticky strip
Universal Crossword · Oct 13, 2022
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FREEFORALL
*Super chaotic situation
Universal Crossword · Oct 9, 2022
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DESKLAMPS
Devices that may shed some light on a situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2022
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SHEDS
Creates a hairy situation?
Universal Crossword · Jun 19, 2022
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BELLYOFTHEBEAST
*Extremely hostile situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2022
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THREEON
Bases-loaded situation
Premier Sunday Crossword · Mar 27, 2022
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AWHOLEOTHLGAME
Completely different situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2022
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THEMADESHADE
Metaphor for a sitting-pretty situation, literally
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 18, 2022
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ISO
One-on-one situation in b-ball
Universal Crossword · Dec 25, 2021
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INOT
When a tense NBA situation may occur
Universal Crossword · Dec 18, 2021
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POSTTRUTH
Like a situation in which emotional persuasion trumps factual accuracy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2021
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IKNOWTHESCORE
“The situation is quite clear”
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 10, 2021
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TRAP
Tough-to-get-out-of situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2021
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SCENARIO
Hypothetical situation
Universal Crossword · Sep 22, 2021
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BUN
It might be sticky
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2021
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PLIGHT
Unfortunate situation
Universal Crossword · May 17, 2021
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STICKYWICKET
Difficult situation
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · May 10, 2021
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RICE
Word after "dirty" or "sticky"
Universal Crossword · May 10, 2021
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THINICE
Metaphor for a treacherous situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2021
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FROG
Animal with a sticky tongue
Universal Crossword · Mar 1, 2021
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STRUGGLEBUS
Facetious metaphor for a difficult situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2021
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THEPITS
Maximally unpleasant situation
Universal Crossword · Dec 31, 2020
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ORIENT
Acquaint with the existing situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 24, 2020
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WASH
Break-even situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 12, 2020
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CRISIS
Tense situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 29, 2020
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TAR
Stuff in a sticky pit
Universal Crossword · Oct 25, 2020
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CARNAGE
Chaotic situation, in slang
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 24, 2020
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THETRUTHOFTHEMATTER
What’s accurate about a situation
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jul 12, 2020
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FARNESS
Remote situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2020
8%
SETPOINT
Tense tennis situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 10, 2020
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LOVETRIANGLE
Common romantic situation in telenovelas
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2020
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INJURYINSULT
Make an upsetting situation worse, visually?
Universal Crossword · Mar 30, 2020
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BIGMESS
Difficult and confusing situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 20, 2019
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ONEON
Two-run homer situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 29, 2019
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TWOOUT
Walk-off hit situation, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2019
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GLUEY
Viscous and sticky
Universal Crossword · Nov 9, 2019
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TINDERBOX
Volatile situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2019
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QUAGMIRES
Sticky situations
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 29, 2019
8%
RIOT
Tear gas situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2019
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FEEDTHEFIRE
Make a bad situation worse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2019
8%
RUT
Tedious situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 28, 2019
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PERPETUALCHECK
*Chess situation that forces a draw
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 11, 2019
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DRAGINTO
Involve with reluctantly, as a tough situation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 10, 2019
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ELEMENTOFSURPRISE
Advantage in some situations, or an alternate title for this puzzle
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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DIRE
Do-or-die, situationwise
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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AREAS
Gray ___ (ambiguous situations)
Universal Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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CASUAL
Like a situationship
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2025
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WHATAREWE
"Is this a relationship or a situationship?"
Universal Crossword · Jun 9, 2024
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EDITOR
Expert in resolving tense situations?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2024
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CODESWITCH
What a bilingual speaker may do in different situations ... or a three-part theme hint
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2024
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CRISES
High-stress situations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2023
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NORMS
Typical situations
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 29, 2023
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TIES
No-win situations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2023
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NAILBITERS
Suspenseful situations
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jun 11, 2023
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CHECKMATES
King-trapping situations
Premier Sunday Crossword · Apr 30, 2023
1%
TIEGAMES
No-win situations?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 21, 2023
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GRAYAREAS
Ill-defined situations
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 11, 2022
1%
ANTELOPELICANTEATER
Serengeti grazer, long-billed bird, sticky-tongued predator
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 11, 2022
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ITSALOT
"This situation's overwhelming!"
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2022
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CRINGEBENEFITS
Silver linings of awkward situations?
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2022
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UGLY
Way some situations turn
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 11, 2021
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NONEVENTS
Anticlimactic situations
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Mar 30, 2021
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LIMBOS
Transitional situations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2019
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DOUBLEINDEMNITY
*Life insurance clause specifying twice the payment for certain situations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2019
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TACT
Skill useful in delicate situations
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 20, 2019

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Sticky situation" have?
We found 8 exact solutions and 140 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is HORNETSNEST (11 letters).
What is the best answer for "Sticky situation"?
The best answer for "Sticky situation" is HORNETSNEST with 11 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions. Other exact solutions include MESS (4 letters), QUAGMIRE (8 letters), MORASS (6 letters).
Where has "Sticky situation" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 11 times in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword, Eugene Sheffer Crossword, Thomas Joseph Crossword, LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on March 21, 2026.
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