“Gave in under pressure” is one of today’s NYT Crossword puzzle clues. It’s stumped many players, and if you’re here, you may be at your wit’s end trying to figure it out.

This clue from the July 17 NYT mini crossword puzzle doesn’t give us a lot to go on other than the fact that we’re looking for a word that means, in past tense, “gave in under pressure,” much like how we’re feeling right now trying to solve this clue.