Answer:

STYMIED

Answer	Crossword Clue
STYMIED	Thwarted
STYMIED	Got in the way of
STYMIED	Confounded

STYMIED	Flummoxed
STYMIED	Blocked
STYMIED	Unable to progress
STYMIED	Stuck
STYMIED	In a bind
STYMIED	Obstructed, on the green.
STYMIED	Blocked.
STYMIED	Having rough going

STYMIED	At a loss
STYMIED	Hampered
STYMIED	Left clueless
STYMIED	Bottlenecked
STYMIED	Frustrated, in a way
STYMIED	Up a tree

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.