Answer:

HITA

Answer	Crossword Clue
HITA	... snag (got stuck)
HITA	.. snag
HITA	.. high note

HITA	... snag (stall)
HITA	.... nerve: provoke
HITA	Words before snag or homer
HITA	.. sour note
HITA	.. snag (get stuck)
HITA	... homer.
HITA	Japanese city
HITA	"A ... very palpable hit": Shak.

HITA	... snag (have trouble)
HITA	"A ... very palpable . . . ": Shak.
HITA	... run of bad luck
HITA	Words with snag or home run
HITA	..... roadblock (become stymied)
HITA	.... roadblock: be stymied
HITA	"... homer!" (kid's shout from the stands)
HITA	... snag (experience difficulty)