| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| In a predicament | Newsday | 05 Oct 2021 |
| In a difficult position | Newsday | 11 Jun 2021 |
| The harried canoeist was ___ | Wall Street Journal | 18 Jul 2020 |
| 1958 film starring David Tomlinson and Peter Sellers | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 17 Feb 2020 |
| Facing trouble | Newsday | 26 Aug 2015 |
| Facing trouble | ||
| In big trouble, slangily | ||
| In hot water | ||
| Where stranded canoeists get together? | ||
| In a difficult position | ||
| In a predicament | ||
| In a fix | ||
| In trouble | ||
| In hot water | ||
| Doomed | ||
| In a predicament | ||
| Tough spot | ||
| In big trouble, slangily | ||
| In a tough spot | ||
| Precarious position | ||
| In a fix | ||
| In trouble | ||
| Behind the eight ball | ||
| In hot water | ||
| Behind the eightball | ||
| In a bad spot | ||
| In difficulty: Slang. | ||
| In a fix. | ||
| In a difficult position: Slang. |