Placing in a tough spot Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Placing in a tough spot . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CORNERING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CORNERING Placing in a tough spot (9)
4% TREED Caught in a tough spot (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
4% BIND Tough spot (4) Universal Aug 28, 2025
4% PLIGHT Tough spot (6) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
3% LEADEN Tough to move (6) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
3% SLOG Tough go (4) Newsday Oct 17, 2025
3% ESPIED Spotted (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
3% MAINLY Generally tough circling island (6) The Times Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
3% SLOGS Tough travels (5) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
3% BADASSERY Tough, cool quality (9) Universal Oct 11, 2025
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