The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CRISIS , but the solution may also be PINCH which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Emergency crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CRISIS | 32 % | 6 |
| PINCH | 29 % | 5 |
| SOS | 13 % | 3 |
| NEED | 10 % | 4 |
| DIRENEED | 6 % | 8 |
| CODERED | 3 % | 7 |
| NINEONEONE | 3 % | 10 |
| STRAIT | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Emergency
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- exigency
- unscheduled
- pinch
- hand brake
- emergency brake
- parking brake
- urgency
- urgent
- urgently
- emergence
- expeditious
- expedited
Crossword Answer definitions
CRISIS noun- A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
- An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
- A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
- A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
- A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.
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 CRISIS
- Turning point
- "You never want a serious ___ to go to waste" (Rahm Emanuel)
- Reason to use a hot line
- Time of need
- Midlife ___
- Emergency
- Precarious situation
- Middle-age event, perhaps
- Do-or-die situation
- Unstable situation
More clues leading to the result PINCH
- Take
- Goose
- Seasoning amount
- Arrest
- "___ me! I must be dreaming!"
- Slap inducer, perhaps
- Squeeze tight
- Small amount
- Recipe amount
- Emergency
More clues leading to the result SOS
- "____ your old man!"
- ... --- ...
- 911 call
- Brillo alternative
- Call to the USCG
- Titanic's message
- "Mayday!"
- "Send help!"
- Kitchen pad
- Morse message
More clues leading to the result NEED
- Burden
- Poverty-stricken state
- Call for
- Can't live without
- Exigency
- Require
- Requirement
- Requisite
- Scholarship factor
- Shortfall
More clues leading to the result DIRENEED
More clues leading to the result CODERED
- Dire security warning
- Emergency situation
- Official emergency level
- Official emergency status
- *Official emergency status
- Security warning
- Alert status
- Emergency indicator
- Serious warning
- Emergency status
More clues leading to the result NINEONEONE
- Numbers instituted in 1968
- Call for help?
- Emergency
- Digital emergency signal
- Emergency call
- Modern-day 20-Across
- Panic buttons?
- Helpful figures?
- It might be hard-pressed to get assistance
- Emergency number