| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| rub | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| swat | 4 | |
| suez | 4 | |
| push | 4 | |
| risk | 4 | |
| turn | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| drama | 5 | |
| pitch | 5 | |
| press | 5 | |
| slump | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| steele | 6 | |
| strait | 6 | |
| threat | 6 | |
| upturn | 6 | |
| crunch | 6 | |
| stress | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| averted | 7 | |
| urgency | 7 | |
| midlife | 7 | |
| tension | 7 | |
| hotline | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| hotlines | 8 | |
| casualty | 8 | |
| occasion | 8 | |
| slowdown | 8 | |
| exigency | 8 | |
| altitude | 8 | |
| incident | 8 | |
| pressure | 8 | |
| recovery | 8 | |
| identity | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| substance | 9 | |
| zero hour | 9 | |
| QUICKSAND | 9 | |
| recession | 9 | |
| thin ice | 9 | |
| emergency | 9 | |
| necessity | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| badhairday | 10 | |
| difficulty | 10 | |
| prosperity | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| CONTINGENCY | 11 | |
| predicament | 11 | |
| OPPORTUNITY | 11 | |
| CONJUNCTION | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| storm clouds | 12 | |
| creditcrunch | 12 | |
| SINE QUA NON | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| ralliedaround | 13 | |
| turning point | 13 | |
| embarrassment | 13 | |