Greet criminal, admitting hesitation? One's in a sticky situation up here Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Greet criminal, admitting hesitation? One's in a sticky situation up here featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on May 14, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GUMTREE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GUMTREE Greet criminal, admitting hesitation? One's in a sticky situation up here (7) The Telegraph Cryptic May 14, 2026
58% MORASS Sticky situation (6) Thomas Joseph Apr 8, 2026
56% MIRE Sticky situation? (4) Newsday Mar 28, 2026
56% HORNETSNEST Sticky situation (11) Universal Mar 21, 2026
56% SPOT Sticky situation (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 21, 2026
54% MESS Sticky situation (4) Universal Feb 1, 2026
46% FESS __ up (admit guilt) (4) Commuter Apr 15, 2026
46% FESSES Admits, with "up" (6) LA Times Daily Mar 17, 2026
44% THESE The ones here (5) Commuter May 5, 2026
44% THIS The one here (4) Newsday Apr 6, 2026

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