The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SCRAPES , but the solution may also be BINDS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Tough spots crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCRAPES | 20 % | 7 |
| BINDS | 20 % | 5 |
| JAMS | 20 % | 4 |
| HOTSEATS | 13 % | 8 |
| FIXES | 13 % | 5 |
| KNOTHOLES | 7 % | 9 |
| ACNE | 7 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tough spots
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- acne
- spot
- bind
- boiler
- eggs
- fix
- ghetto
- grass
- hole
- horn
- ina
- jam
Crossword Answer definitions
SCRAPES noun- A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
- A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.
- An awkward set of circumstances.
- A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
- A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
- A shallow pit dug as a hideout.
- To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure.
- To remove (something) by drawing an object along in this manner.
- To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
- To barely manage to achieve.
- To collect or gather, especially without regard to the quality of what is chosen.
- To extract data by automated means from a format not intended to be machine-readable, such as a screenshot or a formatted web page.
- To occupy oneself with getting laboriously.
- To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or similar instrument.
- To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow.
- To express disapprobation of (a play, etc.) or to silence (a speaker) by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; usually with down.
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 SCRAPES
- Prepares to paint
- Predicaments
- Rubs the wrong way, maybe
- Tough spots
- Fights
- Abrasions
- Skins, as a knee
- Tough situations
- Pickles
- Sticky wickets
More clues leading to the result BINDS
- Tight spots
- Finishes a book
- Holds together
- Sticky situations
- Ties up
- Tough spots
- Pickles
- Jams
- Hogties
- Ties together
More clues leading to the result JAMS
- Tight spots
- Rush hour slowdowns
- Good songs, as it were
- Photocopier woes
- Plays with the band
- Spreads on the table
- Pickles or quandaries
- Printer problems
- Photocopier malfunctions
- Highway hassles
More clues leading to the result HOTSEATS
- Positions under pressure
- Uncomfortable situations
- Tough spots
- Embarrassing situations
- Difficult spots
- Stressful spots
- Under-the-gun situations
- Stressful situations
- Discomforting positions
- Electric chairs
More clues leading to the result FIXES
- Repairs
- Software updates
- Gets working again
- Puts back together
- Rigs
- Predetermines the outcome, in a way
- Tough spots
- Arranges dishonestly
- Patches up
- Mends