| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Up the creek | New York Times | 01 Feb 2024 |
| Facing trouble | Thomas Joseph | 28 Oct 2023 |
| Very stuck | Universal | 01 Apr 2022 |
| Facing trouble | Thomas Joseph | 09 Sep 2020 |
| Really stuck | Thomas Joseph | 14 May 2018 |
| Up the proverbial creek | USA Today | 27 Jul 2017 |
| Strapped, say | New York Times | 09 Jul 2017 |
| Up the proverbial creek | ||
| Strapped, say | ||
| Really stuck | Premier Sunday | 06 Nov 2016 |
| Stymied | Premier Sunday | 03 Jul 2016 |
| Requiring help | Wall Street Journal | 15 Jan 2016 |
| Up the creek | ||
| Stuck | ||
| Really stuck | ||
| Stuck | ||
| Up the creek | ||
| Up the creek | ||
| Stymied | ||
| Up the creek | ||
| Up against it | ||
| Beset by trouble | ||
| Stuck, in a way | ||
| Up the proverbial creek | ||
| Really stuck | ||
| Up the proverbial creek | ||
| Up the creek | ||
| Between the devil and the deep blue sea | ||
| Trouble-plagued | ||
| Up against it | ||
| Stuck | ||
| Between a rock and a hard place | ||
| Stymied | ||
| Troubled: Colloq. | ||
| Beset by trouble |