The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLOWS , but the solution may also be SLOWSUP which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Brakes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLOWS | 75 % | 5 |
| SCREECH | 8 % | 7 |
| HALTS | 8 % | 5 |
| SLOWSUP | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brakes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- brake system
- antilock
- barriers
- bottlenecks
- breaks
- capital
- checks
- churn
- constraints
- curbs
- disincentives
- hindrances
Crossword Answer definitions
SLOWS verb- To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
- To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
- To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
- Milk sickness
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SLOWS
- Slackens the tempo
- Hits the brakes
- Decelerates
- Brakes
- Hinders
- Cuts the engine
- Reduces speed
- Uses the brakes
- Taps the brake
- Impedes
More clues leading to the result SCREECH
- Kind of owl
- It may be heard before crashing
- Sound of car trouble?
- Shriek
- Shrill cry
- Sound of jammed-on brakes
- Collision preceder
- With 36-Down, nocturnal bird with a shrill cry
- Certain owl's howl
- Owl cry
More clues leading to the result HALTS
- Breaks off
- Cuts short
- Goes no farther
- Quits mid-march
- Arrests
- Comes to a stop
- Obeys a sentry
- Heeds the sentry
- Brakes
- Reaches a standstill