| ATAN | ___ impasse (unable to make progress) (2 wds.) |
| BYLEAPS | How kangaroos make progress (2, 5, 3, 6) |
| AND | How kangaroos make progress (2, 5, 3, 6) |
| BOUNDS | How kangaroos make progress (2, 5, 3, 6) |
| AFOOT | Get ___ in the door (make initial progress): 2 wds. |
| REDTAPE | Bureaucratic impediment to progress: 2 wds. |
| GETBOGGEDDOWN | Become unable to make progress (3,6,4) |
| DEADINTHEWATER | Ophelia was unable to make progress |
| STALEMATED | Negotiating teams finally suggest deal but unable to make progress (10) |
| STUCK | Unable to make progress |
| HITTINGADEADEND | Unable to make progress, say |
| STUCKINARUT | Unable to make progress |
| IMA | ___ work in progress: 2 wds. |
| GOESFAR | Makes a lot of forward progress: 2 wds. |
| MAKEWAY | Progress (2 wds.) |
| STEPPINGSTONE | Aid to progress (2 words) |
| ONGOING | In progress (2-5) |
| ONAIR | Show in progress (2 words) |
| NOTHAVE | Be unable to make case, key members being absent? (3,4,1,3,2,5,2) |
| ALEGTOSTANDON | Be unable to make case, key members being absent? (3,4,1,3,2,5,2) |
