| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SPOT | Situation | |
| SITCOM | Situation comedy | |
| IMPOSSIBLE | Hopeless (situation) | |
| SCARE | Tense situation | |
| DRAMA | Tense situation | |
| COMPLICATED | Complex (situation) | |
| EXACERBATE | Worsen (situation) | |
| HORNETSNEST | Troublesome situation | |
| FLUID | Changeable (situation) | |
| EXACERBATES | Worsens (situation) | |
| DEADLOSS | Useless situation | |
| STICKIER | Trickier (situation) | |
| TOUCHIER | Trickier (situation) | |
| BEDOFROSES | Comfortable situation | |
| IDYLL | Happy situation | |
| EXACERBATED | Worsened (situation) | |
| PREDICAMENT | Difficult situation | |
| MELEE | Jumbled situation | |
| LOSTCAUSE | Hopeless situation | |
| CHALLENGE | Demanding situation | |
| SNAFU | Confused situation | |
| DRAW | No-win situation | |
| IMBROGLIO | Complicated situation | |
| GALLIMAUFRY | Troublesome situation | |
| MORASS | Perplexing situation | |