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Clue: "Difficult situation"
"Difficult situation" is a New York Times crossword puzzle clue that we have seen 9 times. When there are multiple answers, the answers are sorted by the most recently seen.
Most likely answer
SCRAPE
Possible answers
SCRAPE
SPOT
HOTSEAT
NODUS
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