Add humour to difficult situation, heading off doom almost entirely Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIGHTEN Add humour to difficult situation, heading off doom almost entirely (7) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 1, 2024
5% PROBLEM Difficult situation (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 3, 2025
5% SPOT In a tough ___ (difficult situation) (4)
4% PICKLE "To be in a ___," phrase inspired by Shakespeare that means "to be in a difficult situation" (6)
4% ALL Entirely (3) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 23, 2025
4% NEAR Almost (4) Newsday Nov 22, 2025
4% FATED Doomed (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 20, 2025
4% HARD Difficult (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 20, 2025
4% MODERNITY Dirty money almost entirely foreign currency (9) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 18, 2025
4% AVERT Head off (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 12, 2025

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