__ straits (difficult situation) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue __ straits (difficult situation) featured in Newsday puzzle on December 8, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DIRE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIRE __ straits (difficult situation) (4) Newsday Dec 8, 2025
8% PROBLEM Difficult situation (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 3, 2025
7% PICKLE "To be in a ___," phrase inspired by Shakespeare that means "to be in a difficult situation" (6)
7% SPOT In a tough ___ (difficult situation) (4)
6% DRAW No-win situation? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 8, 2025
6% MAELSTROM Turbulent situation (9) LA Times Daily Dec 7, 2025
6% ROUGHSLEDDING Difficult time (13) Thomas Joseph Dec 5, 2025
6% STEEP Difficult to saturate (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
6% IHATEITHERE "This situation is the woooorst" (11) The Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
6% MATSU Island in the Taiwan Strait (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025

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