Answer:

quagmires

Answer	Crossword Clue
QUAGMIRES	Sticky situations
QUAGMIRES	Boggy places.
QUAGMIRES	Swamps.

QUAGMIRES	Boggy areas
QUAGMIRES	Swamps

Crossword

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