Trapped
Else clues• Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten ___... (Misty line)
• As helpless as a kitten, in song
• At bay, in a way
• Cornered
• Cornered, like a cat: 3 wds.
• Done for
• Helpless
• In a difficult situation
• In a tough jam
• In an embarrassing situation: 3 wds.
• In hot water
• In hot water, say
• In trouble
• Like a cornered cat
• Out on a limb
• Powerless to progress
• Screwed
• Stuck
• Stuck, in a way
• Stumped
• Stumped, informally
• Trapped in branches
• Trapped, like kitty
• Unable to escape
• Unable to flee
• Untenably positioned