| Noisy confused situation |
| Snob failed (anag) — extremely difficult situation |
| Endure difficulties |
| Links situation |
| Accept a bad situation, informally |
| Difficult turn on the slopes |
| Person with learning difficulties, but with other extraordinary mental skills — attains void (anag) |
| Get with difficulty |
| Any foreseeable difficulty |
| Sleeper's difficulty |
| Adjusts to one's situation |
| Accepted a bad situation |
| It may result in a sticky situation |
| Confused situation |
| Critical situation |
| Ability without difficulty |
| Annoying situation |
| Least difficult |
| Embarrassing situation |
| Chaotic situation |
| Action that makes bad situations worse, and this puzzle's theme |
| Experiencing difficulties |
| Bad situations |
| A sudden serious difficulty |
| Difficult-choice situations |
| Emergency situations |
| Bases loaded situation, for the pitcher |
| Disorderly situation |
| Like a catch-22 situation |
| Diplomatic difficulty |