| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Comic post reveals desperate position | ||
| Boiling point? | New York Times | 23 Nov 2019 |
| Boiling point? | ||
| Breaking point | The Washington Post | 21 Mar 2019 |
| Breaking point | LA Times Daily | 21 Mar 2019 |
| Breaking point | ||
| Point of giving up | LA Times Daily | 06 Dec 2017 |
| Point of giving up | The Washington Post | 06 Dec 2017 |
| Point of giving up | ||
| Point of exasperation | New York Times | 28 Mar 2015 |
| Point of exasperation | ||
| Throwing-in-the-towel point | ||
| Giving-up point | ||
| Brain-racked state | ||
| Giving-up point | ||
| *Perplexed state | ||
| Bad thing to be at | ||
| At one's ___. |