Difficult situations, losing first matches Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Difficult situations, losing first matches last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIGHTS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIGHTS Difficult situations, losing first matches (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 11, 2020
8% QUANDARY Difficult situation (8) LA Times Daily Dec 23, 2025
7% DIRE __ straits (difficult situation) (4) Newsday Dec 8, 2025
7% SUREBET No-lose situation (7) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
7% PROBLEM Difficult situation (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 3, 2025
6% AGREES Matches (6) Newsday Jan 8, 2026
6% NIGHTMARE Picked up chess piece, and something resembling it, in difficult situation (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 7, 2026
6% LOTTO Drunk loses first game of chance (5) The Times Quick 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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