| Trapped by a hound, perhaps | Wall Street Journal | 25 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Caught in a tough spot | Wall Street Journal | 16 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch, as a cat | LA Times Daily | 22 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Unable to escape | Newsday | 31 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Unable to escape | Commuter | 25 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Cornered | Thomas Joseph | 22 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Forced to go out on a limb, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Unable to escape | Newsday | 22 May 2025 | 
          
            | Force up a treed |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered three Irish diamonds? (5) |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered | Thomas Joseph | 28 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Out on a limb, say | New York Times | 26 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Cornered solid lacks height | The Times Mephisto | 07 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Trapped, in a way | Commuter | 29 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Looking down on one's pursuers, perhaps | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Trapped up in the branches | New York Times | 09 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Trapped up high |  |  | 
          
            | Force up a tree |  |  | 
          
            | Forced to climb |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped, as a cat by a dog |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered | Commuter | 29 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Out on a limb, maybe | Wall Street Journal | 29 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Stuck up | Newsday | 25 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Like a trapped cat, maybe | Wall Street Journal | 29 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Cornered | Thomas Joseph | 29 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Cornered | Thomas Joseph | 15 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Cornered | Thomas Joseph | 03 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Cornered | Thomas Joseph | 06 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Cornered on a limb | LA Times Daily | 27 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Cornered on a limb | The Washington Post | 27 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch, say | LA Times Daily | 06 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch, say | The Washington Post | 06 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Out on a limb, literally |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered in an elm | Family Time | 19 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Out on a limb, perhaps | Wall Street Journal | 25 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Cornered, in a way | The Washington Post | 08 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Cornered, in a way | LA Times Daily | 08 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Having nowhere to run | USA Today | 25 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Out on a limb, say | USA Today | 06 May 2019 | 
          
            | Cornered | Thomas Joseph | 14 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Trapped, in a way | The Washington Post | 26 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Trapped, in a way | LA Times Daily | 26 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Cornered, as during a fox hunt | New York Times | 15 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Cornered, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb, say |  |  | 
          
            | Having nowhere to run |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered, as during a fox hunt |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb, perhaps | USA Today | 10 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Out on a limb, maybe | USA Today | 04 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Trapped like Katniss in 'The Hunger Games' | Wall Street Journal | 24 May 2018 | 
          
            | Trapped on a limb | USA Today | 21 May 2018 | 
          
            | Cornered, in a way | USA Today | 20 May 2018 | 
          
            | Having no way to escape | New York Times | 28 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Stuck, in a way | New York Times | 21 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | End of hunt, and hunt's quarry's given up, cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Arboreally cornered | Universal | 11 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Stuck, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Arboreally cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped on a limb |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped like Katniss in "The Hunger Games" |  |  | 
          
            | Having no way to escape |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped out on a limb | Universal | 30 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Forced out on a limb | Universal | 08 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch | The Washington Post | 02 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch | LA Times Daily | 02 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | At bay | Newsday | 29 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch | New York Times | 25 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Surrounded by baying hounds, perhaps | Wall Street Journal | 23 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Out on a limb with nowhere to run | Universal | 25 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Trapped, as a cat | USA Today | 20 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | Like a trapped cat, perhaps | USA Today | 20 May 2017 | 
          
            | Like a stuck cat, maybe | USA Today | 05 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | In a tough spot | LA Times Daily | 08 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Trapped, as a cat |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped out on a limb |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb with nowhere to run |  |  | 
          
            | Forced out on a limb |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch |  |  | 
          
            | Like a trapped cat, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | In a tough spot |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch |  |  | 
          
            | In a tough spot | USA Today | 01 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | In a difficult spot | USA Today | 22 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | In a jam, in a way | The Washington Post | 27 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | In a tough spot | Universal | 19 Apr 2016 | 
          
            | Cornered, as a cat | Universal | 22 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Cornered, as a cat |  |  | 
          
            | In a difficult spot |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch | USA Today | 07 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Unable to escape | Universal | 04 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | King in awaiting first shot maybe hid in oak? |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped like a cat | Universal | 18 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Unable to escape |  |  | 
          
            | In a tough spot |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped like a cat |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered, as a raccoon |  |  | 
          
            | Like a cat in need of a firefighter, stereotypically |  |  | 
          
            | Brought to bay |  |  | 
          
            | Stuck up? |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered by a bear, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Stuck like a cat, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered, as a raccoon |  |  | 
          
            | Stuck up? |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped in a corner |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped, as a cat |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | In a tough spot |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered in branches |  |  | 
          
            | In a tough spot |  |  | 
          
            | Stuck |  |  | 
          
            | Backed into a corner |  |  | 
          
            | Stuck |  |  | 
          
            | Caught in a corner |  |  | 
          
            | Like a trapped kitty, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Unable to escape, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped in the branches |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | In a tough position |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped by hounds |  |  | 
          
            | Unable to escape |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | In a corner |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped by the hounds |  |  | 
          
            | Like a shady lane |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Stuck up? |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Brought to bay |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb |  |  | 
          
            | Put in a difficult position |  |  | 
          
            | Like a trapped cat, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Like a trapped cat, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Brought to bay |  |  | 
          
            | Having nowhere to run |  |  | 
          
            | Lacking a way out |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped on a branch |  |  | 
          
            | Put at bay |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb |  |  | 
          
            | Chased up a trunk |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb |  |  | 
          
            | In a jam, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Wooded |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Like a trapped kitty, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | In a corner |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb? |  |  | 
          
            | Wooded, like a hilltop |  |  | 
          
            | Beset by baying dogs, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Caught in a predicament |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Stuck up? |  |  | 
          
            | In a jam, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | In need of rescuing, as a kitty |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb, really |  |  | 
          
            | In a jam, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Brought to bay |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Caught, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | In a tough spot |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered the cat |  |  | 
          
            | Like Central Park |  |  | 
          
            | Wooded |  |  | 
          
            | Put at bay |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped by the hounds |  |  | 
          
            | At bay |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered, as a cat |  |  | 
          
            | In a difficult spot |  |  | 
          
            | Unable to escape |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb? |  |  | 
          
            | Woodsy |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped, as a cat |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered |  |  | 
          
            | In a spot |  |  | 
          
            | Lacking a way out |  |  | 
          
            | Wooded |  |  | 
          
            | In a difficult position |  |  | 
          
            | Out on a limb |  |  | 
          
            | At bay |  |  | 
          
            | Put at bay |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped aloft |  |  | 
          
            | Caught |  |  | 
          
            | In a difficult spot |  |  | 
          
            | Held at bay |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered, in a way. |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered, as a raccoon. |  |  | 
          
            | Trapped. |  |  | 
          
            | In a difficult spot: Colloq. |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered. |  |  | 
          
            | Brought to bay. |  |  | 
          
            | At bay in the branches. |  |  | 
          
            | Caught, in a way. |  |  | 
          
            | Situated amid branches. |  |  | 
          
            | Cornered on a limb. |  |  |