The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BALLGAME which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1998.
Situation, informally crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| BALLGAME | 100 % | 8 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Situation, informally
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ballgame
 - box
 - heat
 - jam
 - pretty
 - spot
 - stick
 - take
 - thing
 - bail
 - real
 - very
 
Crossword Answer definitions
BALLGAME noun- Any game played with a ball.
 - A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game.
 - A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame.
 - Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic.
 
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