| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CROSSROADS | Critical point | |
| NICK | A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment. | |
| JUNCTURE | A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency. | |
| CRITICAL | ...oint, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the criti... | |
| INCOERCIBLE | Not capable of being reduced to the form of a liquid by pressure; -- said of any gas above its critical point; -- also particularly of oxygen, ... | |