I'm going with Les40's Post 42. I'll play Les for a moment and question it, however. Does "nowhere to go" quite work as the same part of speech as stalemate? It is descriptive of the situation, and I'm willing to be flexible, not only because I took a bit of liberty too this week, but because the idea is wonderful, though I think it could be pared down to "Not getting in for last matinee, all dressed up with nowhere to go." I don't know how you'd arrive at the perfect definition treatment. Otherwise the clue is superb.