| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Stuck, idiomatically | Universal | 13 Nov 2023 |
| Stuck, so to speak | Thomas Joseph | 24 Apr 2023 |
| Stuck | Thomas Joseph | 15 May 2021 |
| Between a rock and a hard place, say | USA Today | 08 Dec 2020 |
| Facing difficulty | Wall Street Journal | 21 Jul 2018 |
| Facing difficulty | ||
| Trapped | New York Times | 21 Jul 2017 |
| Seriously stuck | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jun 2017 |
| Trapped | ||
| Trapped | Eugene Sheffer | 23 May 2015 |
| Stuck | ||
| Caught | ||
| Trapped | ||
| Stuck, so to speak | ||
| Behind the eight ball | ||
| Needing assistance | ||
| Trapped | ||
| Out on a limb | ||
| Needing bailing out | ||
| Up the creek | ||
| Stuck, so to speak | ||
| Trapped | ||
| Trapped | ||
| Needing bailing out | ||
| Stuck | ||
| Strapped | ||
| Having trouble |