Sticky situation(3 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Sticky situation”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 15th September 2025.
The answer is
J
A
M
Other clues that solve to JAM
The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.
- #26 across Sweet pickle! (3) 17th June 2026
- #28 down Fruit preserve (3) 10th May 2026
- #28 down Preserve (3) 19th March 2026
- #22 down Fruit preserve (3) 10th February 2026
- #18 down Preserve (3) 22nd December 2025
- #25 down Sticky situation (3) 15th September 2025
- #26 across Fix with something sticky (3) 3rd September 2025
- #22 down Crowd or pack (3) 11th November 2024
- #15 down Tomorrow's sweet promise? (3) 11th September 2024
- #26 across Traffic problem promised for tomorrow? (3) 21st August 2024
- #4 across Wedge (3) 29th April 2024
- #26 across A sticky situation that's somehow sweet (3) 16th April 2024
- #16 down Thrust into a bad situation (3) 3rd January 2024
- #22 down Fruit preserve (3) 5th December 2023
- #28 across Fruit preserve (3) 1st November 2023
- #15 down The car commuter knows he'll get it tomorrow (3) 5th October 2023
- #19 down Wedge (3) 17th May 2023
- #9 across Wedge (3) 3rd April 2023
- #9 down Wedge (3) 18th January 2023
- #16 down Tomorrow's traffic problem? (3) 22nd December 2022
- #22 down Fruit preserve (3) 3rd November 2022
- #16 down Fruit preserve (3) 20th July 2022
- #15 down Wedge (3) 5th January 2022
- #26 across When there's a holdup, it's sticky (3) 23rd December 2021
- #28 across Fruit preserve (3) 22nd December 2021
- #9 across Wedge (3) 20th July 2021
- #26 across Sweet pickle! (3) 22nd April 2021
- #28 down Fruit preserve (3) 24th February 2021
- #28 down Preserve (3) 9th December 2020
- #22 down Fruit preserve (3) 14th October 2020
- #25 down Sticky situation (3) 20th February 2020
- #26 across Fix with something sticky (3) 30th January 2020
- #22 down Crowd or pack (3) 1st August 2018
- #15 down Tomorrow's sweet promise? (3) 21st June 2018
- #26 across Traffic problem promised for tomorrow? (3) 31st May 2018
- #4 across Wedge (3) 21st March 2018
- #26 across A sticky situation that's somehow sweet (3) 8th February 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 15th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Give the sheep a bit of a scare as you run away (5)
- #2 down Participate sedentarily (3,2)
- #3 down Old Jack, seen as a rogue at Mile End (4)
- #4 across How to coach half the family? (6)
- #4 down Port, as provided in a new bar (5)
- #5 down Hiss at a pensioner on the box (4)
- #6 down There's room for it where things are all boxed up (6)
- #7 across A drink with a mate? (5,3)
- #8 across Wildly chants part of the refrain (6)
- #9 down Extra swell for everybody? (2,4)
- #10 across Nimble as a soldier taking the drink round (5)