The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word NAILBITER , but the solution may also be CRISIS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Tense situation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAILBITER | 29 % | 9 |
| PRESSURECOOKER | 29 % | 14 |
| CRISIS | 14 % | 6 |
| POWDERKEG | 14 % | 9 |
| PAST | 14 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tense situation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crisis
- emergency
- disaster
- inpatient
- resection
- hospitalized
- hospitalization
- section
- sectioning
- outpatient
- isomerization
- schedule
Crossword Answer definitions
NAILBITER noun- One who bites or chews his or her fingernails
- A nervous or uncomfortable situation
- An engaging or exciting cliffhanger.
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 NAILBITER
- *Game that goes down to the wire
- Anxious one, perhaps
- Close game
- Close contest
- Tension-filled sports contest
- Very close game, e.g.
- Tense situation
- Sudden-death game, say
- Blowout's opposite
- Anxiety-evoking close game, for example
More clues leading to the result PRESSURECOOKER
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 POWDERKEG
- Explosion waiting to happen
- Potentially explosive situation
- Explosive situation
- Tense situation
- Cold war, e.g.
- Volatile situation
- Dangerous situation
- Potentially dangerous situation
- Symbol of a highly explosive situation.
- Explosive situation.