Answer:

desperate

Answer	Crossword Clue
DESPERATE	Do-or-die
DESPERATE	Frantic
DESPERATE	"The ... Hours."

DESPERATE	Extreme
DESPERATE	At the end of one's rope
DESPERATE	In dire straits
DESPERATE	Wyler's "The ... Hours": 1955
DESPERATE	Like some measures

Crossword

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