Sticky situation
The crossword clue "Sticky situation" is answered by BIND, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BIND
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BIND answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for BIND
Every other clue in this collection answered by BIND, most used first.
- Tie up - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Predicament - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Tough spot - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Tie tightly - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Tie - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Tight spot - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Tough situation - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Pickle - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Fasten - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Sticky stuff - GOOP, used 77 times
- Sticky stuff - GLUE, used 63 times
- Sticky strip - TAPE, used 42 times
- Sticky substances - GOOS, used 36 times
- Chaotic situation - MESS, used 33 times
- No-win situation - DRAW, used 26 times
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