Last seen in:
- The Times - Concise - Sunday Times Concise No 1858
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 29,982 - May 9 2022
- Wall Street Journal - Jan 25 2022 - Battle Ground
- The Guardian - Quick crossword No 15,835 - Feb 6 2021
- The Sun - Two Speed - Aug 2 2020
- The Times - Concise - Times Concise No 8257
- Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate - Jul 22 2019
- Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate - Jun 17 2019
- Wall Street Journal - Mar 2 2019 - Disemvoweled
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 28,609 - Dec 13 2017
Related Clues:
- Lacking in power
- Backed into a corner
- Lacking capacity
- Lacking the resources
- Kept ___ (held off)
- On the defensive
- Not in a position to
- Not having the neccessary means
- Incompetent or powerless
- Not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
- Incompetent sort of nebula
- Powerless like mon petit
- Not in a position to do
- Mon petit may be powerless
- Not having the necessary means or know-how