The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BESET which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2003.
Hard-pressed crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BESET | 33 % | 5 |
| UPAGAINSTIT | 33 % | 11 |
| IRONED | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hard-pressed
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hard put
- troubled
- distressed
- in a bad way
- in trouble
- difficult
- evil
- struggling
- poorly
- bad
- destitute
- ailing
Crossword Answer definitions
BESET verb- To surround or hem in.
- (sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
- To decorate something with jewels etc.
- Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.
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 BESET
- Plague
- Worry
- Assail
- Attack from all directions
- Under siege
- Harass
- Under attack
- Widely assailed
- Harried
- Hem in
More clues leading to the result UPAGAINSTIT
- Down on one's luck
- In a difficult situation
- Under the gun
- In difficulty: Colloq.
- Hard pressed
- Badly in need
- In quite a spot