In a tough spot
The crossword clue "In a tough spot" is answered by TREED, a 5-letter entry. Used 17 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2022. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TREED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TREED answer page.
Used 17 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2022. It appears in 9 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.
- BETWEENTWOFIRES (1 uses in xd)
- OUTONALIMB (1 uses in xd)
- UPTHECREEK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TREED
Every other clue in this collection answered by TREED, most used first.
- Cornered - used 138 times, most recently in 2026
- Out on a limb - used 21 times, most recently in 2013
- Trapped, in a way - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Cornered, in a way - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Brought to bay - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Unable to escape - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Wooded - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Stuck up? - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Trapped on a branch - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Sports spot - ARENA, used 78 times
- Shady spot - ARBOR, used 76 times
- Hot spot - SAUNA, used 71 times
- Cookout spot - PATIO, used 36 times
- Suite spot - HOTEL, used 35 times
- Skiing spot - SLOPE, used 32 times
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