The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HOTSEAT , but the solution may also be MESS which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in USA Today).
Difficult spot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HOTSEAT | 33 % | 7 |
| STICKYSITUATION | 25 % | 15 |
| MESS | 17 % | 4 |
| RATTRAP | 8 % | 7 |
| STEW | 8 % | 4 |
| FIX | 8 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Difficult spot
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bind
- fix
- rattrap
- stew
- tight
- blind
- bring
- bringing
- carry
- corner
- creek
- fark
Crossword Answer definitions
HOTSEAT noun- The electric chair.
- The seat occupied by a game show contestant at a stage where they are answering questions alone.
- (by extension) Any stressful situation.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HOTSEAT
- Tough position
- Precarious position to be in
- Position of unease
- Uncomfortable spot
- Stressful position, figuratively
- Uncomfortable position
- Embarrassing situation
- Tough spot
- Grilling spot
- Uncomfortable situation
More clues leading to the result STICKYSITUATION
- Awkwardly difficult event (for a glue maker?)
- Spot between a rock and a hard place ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26- and 49-Across
- Awkwardly uncomfortable event
- Pickle
- Predicament
- Difficult spot
- Spot for someone in a jam
More clues leading to the result MESS
- Boot-camp fare
- Interfere
- Military meal
- Not a pretty sight
- Quantico cuisine
- Recruit's dinner
- Shambles
- Teen's room, often
- Army chow
- Predicament
More clues leading to the result RATTRAP
- It might be covered with cheese
- Filthy flat
- Dilapidated dwelling
- Fleabag
- Dilapidated digs
- Ramshackle structure
- Run-down digs
- Hopeless situation
- Dump
- Seedy lodgings
More clues leading to the result STEW
- Astrologer to Elizabeth I
- Bouillabaisse
- Burgoo, e.g.
- Crockpot concoction
- Hobo fare
- Slow-cooked meal
- Worry
- Agonize over
- Bouillabaisse, for one
- Cold weather meal