The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NEEDY which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2015.
In dire straits crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDY | 40 % | 5 |
| OUTONALIMB | 10 % | 10 |
| PENNILESS | 10 % | 9 |
| DESPERATE | 10 % | 9 |
| FLATBROKE | 10 % | 9 |
| DOWNANDOUT | 10 % | 10 |
| UPACREEK | 10 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: In dire straits
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- desperate
- hopeless
- penniless
- hopelessly
- desultory
- poorly
- poor
- indisposition
- dispirited
- unfavourable
- dismal
- worse
Crossword Answer definitions
NEEDY adjective- In need; poor.
- Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
- Needful; necessary.
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 NEEDY
- Impovished
- Soup-kitchen patrons
- Destitute
- Without a sou
- Hard up
- Demanding
- Wanting
- Poverty-stricken
- Dependent
- Eligible for a scholarship, maybe
More clues leading to the result OUTONALIMB
- Stressful place to be
- Treed?
- In a risky situation
- Risky way to go?
- See 64-Across
- *Precariously situated
- Vulnerable
- In peril
- In dire straits
- Vulnerably situated
More clues leading to the result PENNILESS
- Broke
- Destitute
- Without a sou.
- Impecunious.
- Simple Simon's status.
- Flat broke
- In dire straits
- *See 60-Across
More clues leading to the result DESPERATE
- Do-or-die
- Frantic
- "The ___ Hours."
- Extreme
- At the end of one's rope
- In dire straits
- Wyler's "The ___ Hours": 1955
- Like some measures
More clues leading to the result FLATBROKE
- Centsless?
- Bankruptcy bound, perhaps
- *Poe
- Busted
- Penniless
- Without a cent
- Very short of funds
- Short on dough
- Destitute
- In dire straits
More clues leading to the result DOWNANDOUT
- Blue, literally
- Needy
- Without friends, money or prospects.
- Boxing finale.
- Boxing term.
- Boxing phrase.
- Broke
- On skid row
- Destitute
- In dire straits