____ water, phrase meaning 'not able to make progress' (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TREADING ____ water, phrase meaning 'not able to make progress' (8) (8)
7% AQUA Water color that means "water" (4) LA Times Mini May 3, 2026
7% ENTENDRE "Double"-meaning phrase (8) Newsday Mar 29, 2026
6% STUNT Check in progress (5) Newsday May 30, 2026
6% CAN Is able to (3) Commuter May 28, 2026
6% ARCS Character progressions (4) USA Today May 28, 2026
6% ENBLOC French phrase meaning "all together" (6) The Times Specialist Sunday May 24, 2026
6% ERE "Able was I ___ ... " (3) Universal May 14, 2026
6% SENSATE Able to feel (7) Universal May 10, 2026
6% RETROGRADE Regret road works - making progress? No! (10) The Times Quick Cryptic May 2, 2026
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