Beset by impossible circumstances Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Beset by impossible circumstances featured in New York Times puzzle on August 22, 2026. 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INEXTREMIS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INEXTREMIS Beset by impossible circumstances (10) New York Times Aug 22, 2026
3% AVERT Make impossible (5) Universal Jul 20, 2026
3% NOCANDO "Impossible, sorry" (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 3, 2026
2% DRAGGEDON Last members of daring little band, beset by monster, kept going (7,2) (9) The Guardian Quiptic Aug 16, 2026
2% DIRGE Golf beset by dreadful sound of woe (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 10, 2026
2% ADAPT React to changing circumstances (5) The New Yorker Mini Aug 7, 2026
2% PERPETUALMOTION Inventor's impossible quest (15) Newsday Aug 2, 2026
2% INANYEVENT Regardless of circumstances (2,3,5) (10) Mirror Classic Aug 1, 2026
2% GARGANTUA Rabelais character who, as a baby, was fed by 17,913 cows, "for it was impossible to find a nurse sufficient for him in all the country" (9) New York Times Aug 1, 2026
2% ASIS Given the circumstances, foundation has to let leader go (4) The Times Cryptic Jul 31, 2026

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