| Noisy confused situation |
| One skilled in emergency childbirth |
| Emergency warnings |
| Snob failed (anag) — extremely difficult situation |
| Emergency phones |
| Fighter pilot's emergency button |
| Links situation |
| Accept a bad situation, informally |
| Emergency armed forces |
| Emergency indicator |
| Adjusts to one's situation |
| Accepted a bad situation |
| It may result in a sticky situation |
| Emergency exodus operation, briefly |
| Confused situation |
| Critical situation |
| Annoying situation |
| Embarrassing situation |
| Chaotic situation |
| Action that makes bad situations worse, and this puzzle's theme |
| Emergency allotments |
| Difficult-choice situations |
| Bad situations |
| Bases loaded situation, for the pitcher |
| Emergency situations |
| Disorderly situation |
| Like a catch-22 situation |
| Part of an emergency supply kit |
| Like some bad situations |
| Situations where one person's gain is another's loss |