Answer: upatree

AnswerCrossword Clue
UPATREE

Completely helpless

UPATREE

Like kitty waiting out her canine pursuer, perhaps

UPATREE

Trapped

UPATREE
Like a stuck cat
UPATREE
Trapped in branches
UPATREEDone for
UPATREEIn hot water
UPATREELike a cornered cat
UPATREEStumped, informally
UPATREEStuck
UPATREEIn a difficult situation
UPATREEIn hot water, say
UPATREEStuck, in a way
UPATREESquirreled away?
UPATREEStumped
UPATREEIn real trouble
UPATREEHelpless
UPATREEIn trouble
UPATREEUnable to escape
UPATREECornered
UPATREECornered: Colloq.
UPATREEStymied: Colloq.
UPATREECornered.
UPATREEIn a dilemma.
UPATREETrapped.
UPATREETrapped: Colloq.
UPATREEHaving rough going
UPATREEStymied
UPATREEOut on a limb, in a way
UPATREEUntenably positioned
UPATREEPowerless to progress
UPATREELike some cats in need of rescue
UPATREEStuck, with no way to get down
UPATREEIn a tough jam
UPATREEOut on a limb
UPATREEUnable to flee
UPATREEHigh and dry