Answer:

hotpotato

Answer	Crossword Clue
HOTPOTATO	Protesting spud?
HOTPOTATO	Controversial issue
HOTPOTATO	Matter that's hard to handle

HOTPOTATO	Touchy topic
HOTPOTATO	Topic that may be best avoided
HOTPOTATO	Sticky issue
HOTPOTATO	Sticky situation
HOTPOTATO	Tough situation
HOTPOTATO	Touchy topic, so to speak
HOTPOTATO	Kids' game with quick passes
HOTPOTATO	Thorny political issue?

HOTPOTATO	Kids' game with a quickly passed object
HOTPOTATO	Tricky situation to deal with
HOTPOTATO	Controversial topic
HOTPOTATO	Controversial issue, so to speak
HOTPOTATO	Difficult situation
HOTPOTATO	Controversial subject
HOTPOTATO	Touchy subject
HOTPOTATO	Highly controversial.

HOTPOTATO	Figuratively, something hard to handle.
HOTPOTATO	Issue that is hard to handle.
HOTPOTATO	Hard-to-handle issue.
HOTPOTATO	Hard-to-handle situation.
HOTPOTATO	Buck-passing item
HOTPOTATO	Explosive issue
HOTPOTATO	Object often dropped
HOTPOTATO	Risky, difficult situation

HOTPOTATO	Issue too risky to deal with
HOTPOTATO	It's hard to hold tooth atop amalgam (3,6)
HOTPOTATO	Sticky matter
HOTPOTATO	Tough issue to handle
HOTPOTATO	It's hard to handle
HOTPOTATO	Unpleasant issue to handle
HOTPOTATO	Issue to avoid
HOTPOTATO	Something passed without hesitation

HOTPOTATO	Dicey issue
HOTPOTATO	Difficult political situation
HOTPOTATO	Kids' party game
HOTPOTATO	Something dropped
HOTPOTATO	Tricky business deal?