Related Clues:

• With one's back to the wall
• If there's something sweet all round you, you're in trouble
• Experiencing serious traffic
• Really stuck
• Suffering adversity, Ian opts out
• Where fruity type may end up in difficulty
• Behind the eightball
• Facing big trouble
• Sugary plums and raspberries produced in a difficult situation
• Stranded at home at midday raised heads
• Awkwardly situated (colloq.)
• Breaking-point, since trapped up the creek
• A piston worked with difficulty
• One backed leading medical establishment having problems
• A piston worked up against it