| Head |
| Emergency |
| ___ center |
| Big pickle? |
| Trying time |
| Urgent event |
| Major problem |
| Midlife event |
| Turning point? |
| Kind of center |
| Dire situation |
| Emotional event |
| Decisive moment |
| Emotional period |
| Major crossroads |
| Unstable situation |
| Reason to call 911 |
| Emotional emergency |
| More than hot water |
| Do-or-die situation |
| Heartbeat quickener |
| Emergency situation |
| One of a Nixon sextet |
| Time of intense danger |
| Reason to use a hot line |
| Reason to call a hotline |
| Lowell's "The Present ___ |
| Cause for using a hot line |
| Cause for an emergency meeting |
| 1901 Churchill novel, with "The |
| J. R. Lowell's "The Present ___ |
| Cause for a Security Council emergency meeting |
| You never want a serious ___ to go to waste" (Rahm Emanuel) |