Tough situation
The crossword clue "Tough situation" is answered by BIND, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. 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 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BADSPOT (2 uses in xd)
- HARDCHEESE (1 uses in xd)
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
- Pickle - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Sticky situation - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- 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.
- Tough-guy actor Ray - ALDO, used 34 times
- Chaotic situation - MESS, used 33 times
- Tough trip - TREK, used 32 times
- No-win situation - DRAW, used 26 times
- Tennis situation - ADIN, used 22 times
- Tough journey - TREK, used 21 times
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