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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | DIRE __ straits (difficult situation) | (4) | Newsday | Dec 8, 2025 |
| 9% | QUANDARY Difficult situation | (8) | LA Times Daily | Dec 23, 2025 |
| 7% | BIND Knight in tender and difficult situation (4) | (4) | The Sun Two Speed | Dec 18, 2025 |
| 7% | PROBLEM Difficult situation (7) | (7) | The Guardian Quick | Oct 3, 2025 |
| 6% | DOABLE Not too difficult | (6) | LA Times Daily | Jan 18, 2026 |
| 6% | PRIM Strait-laced | (4) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 17, 2026 |
| 6% | FAR Situated at a distance | (3) | Puzzler Backwords | Jan 10, 2026 |
| 6% | NIGHTMARE Picked up chess piece, and something resembling it, in difficult situation | (9) | The Times Cryptic | Jan 7, 2026 |
| 6% | TS Difficult | (2) | USA Today Quick | Jan 5, 2026 |
| 6% | HARD Difficult | (4) | USA Today Quick | Jan 5, 2026 |
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