The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CORNERING which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2004.
Placing in a tough spot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CORNERING | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Placing in a tough spot
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Crossword Answer definitions
CORNERING verb- To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
- To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
- To put (someone) in an awkward situation.
- To get sufficient command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to manipulate its price.
- To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
- To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
- To supply with corners.
- A piece of decorative work forming a corner.
- The act by which somebody is cornered.
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