The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TREED , but the solution may also be INATRAP which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in New York Times).
Unable to escape crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TREED | 40 % | 5 |
| CORNERED | 20 % | 8 |
| INATRAP | 20 % | 7 |
| INTOODEEP | 10 % | 9 |
| UPATREE | 10 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Unable to escape
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- trapped
- caught
- stuck
- trail
- step
- slip
- tip
- run afoul
- trek
- beetle
- throw down
- tweezers
Crossword Answer definitions
TREED verb- To chase (an animal or person) up a tree.
- To place in a tree.
- To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree.
- To take refuge in a tree.
- Planted or covered with trees.
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 TREED
- Cornered
- Wooded
- In a tough spot
- Cornered, as a cat
- Trapped, as a cat
- Out on a limb?
- Caught in a predicament
- Like a trapped kitty, perhaps
- Brought to bay
- Cornered by a bear, perhaps
More clues leading to the result CORNERED
- Stuck
- Trapped
- Having nowhere to run
- Beyond escape.
- Three-___ hat.
- In a difficult situation.
- Forced into an awkward position.
- Treed
- In a bad position
- At bay
More clues leading to the result INATRAP
- Caught by the Orkin man
- Stuck
- Unable to escape
- Caught with the cheese
- Caught by the exterminator, perhaps
- Caught
- Ensnared
- "Caught like a rat ___"
- Like a rat ___
- Snared
More clues leading to the result INTOODEEP
- Over one's head
- No longer able to get out
- Past the point of no return
- Unable to back out
- Unable to escape
- Way over the line
- Unable to get out of a bad situation
- Unable to dig oneself out
- In debt up to one's eyeballs
- 1987 Genesis hit