| Noisy confused situation |
| Links situation |
| Snob failed (anag) — extremely difficult situation |
| Boring task |
| Accept a bad situation, informally |
| Suffers through a boring meeting, maybe |
| Boringly conventional |
| It's usually boring |
| A boring tool |
| Adjusts to one's situation |
| Accepted a bad situation |
| Chaotic situation |
| Confused situation |
| It may result in a sticky situation |
| Critical situation |
| Annoying situation |
| Boring individual |
| Embarrassing situation |
| Sra.'s neighboring counterpart |
| A boring person: Slang. |
| Disorderly situation |
| Action that makes bad situations worse, and this puzzle's theme |
| Like a catch-22 situation |
| Bases loaded situation, for the pitcher |
| Boring fellows |
| Situations where one person's gain is another's loss |
| Bad situations |
| A boring lecture might induce one |
| Like some bad situations |
| Difficult-choice situations |