| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| web | 3 | |
| rub | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| kink | 4 | |
| nodi | 4 | |
| sign | 4 | |
| node | 4 | |
| spot | 4 | |
| tone | 4 | |
| stew | 4 | |
| snag | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| twist | 5 | |
| nodus | 5 | |
| trial | 5 | |
| nodes | 5 | |
| snarl | 5 | |
| snags | 5 | |
| swamp | 5 | |
| slant | 5 | |
| hitch | 5 | |
| theme | 5 | |
| topic | 5 | |
| story | 5 | |
| rigor | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| switch | 6 | |
| slough | 6 | |
| tangle | 6 | |
| scrape | 6 | |
| snarls | 6 | |
| strait | 6 | |
| scheme | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| tangles | 7 | |
| redtape | 7 | |
| symptom | 7 | |
| subject | 7 | |
| squeeze | 7 | |
| straits | 7 | |
| problem | 7 | |
| subplot | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| sickness | 8 | |
| triangle | 8 | |
| problems | 8 | |
| quagmire | 8 | |
| subtlety | 8 | |
| MINGLING | 8 | |
| syndrome | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| QUICKSAND | 9 | |
| TOUGHNESS | 9 | |
| structure | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| complexity | 10 | |
| profundity | 10 | |
| tight spot | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| unholy-mess | 11 | |
| IMPLICATION | 11 | |
| recognition | 11 | |
| predicament | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| technicality | 12 | |
| RAMIFICATION | 12 | |
| ENTANGLEMENT | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| tight squeeze | 13 | |
| sticky wicket | 13 | |