| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pal runs off in problem created by heavy traffic (5,2) | ||
| RUN LAPS (2 words) | ||
| Run laps around a traffic jam (5-2) | ||
| Traffic jam | The Telegraph Quick | 10 Sep 2023 |
| Get all tangled | New York Times | 25 Aug 2019 |
| Unfortunately run slap into traffic jam | The Sun Two Speed | 25 Feb 2019 |
| A tangle | The Sun Two Speed | 25 Feb 2019 |
| Get all tangled | ||
| Entangle | Family Time | 24 Dec 2017 |
| Become tangled | New York Times | 01 Sep 2017 |
| Become tangled | ||
| Entangle | New York Times | 28 May 2016 |
| Traffic jam | The Telegraph Quick | 16 Feb 2016 |
| Entangle | ||
| Entangle | The Washington Post | 26 Dec 2015 |
| Get tangled | ||
| Get really tangled | ||
| Get tangled | ||
| Entangle | ||
| Entangle, as traffic | ||
| Confuse | ||
| Entangle | ||
| Get tangled | ||
| Confuse | ||
| Tangle | ||
| Complicate |