The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word RAIN which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Delay cause crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAIN | 25 % | 4 |
| SNAG | 25 % | 4 |
| REDTAPE | 25 % | 7 |
| WRECK | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Delay cause
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dilatory
- rain
- snag
- tarry
- wreck
- demur
- stall
- aftereffect
- defer
- hold
- retard
- stalls
Crossword Answer definitions
RAIN noun- Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
- An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
- To have rain fall from the sky.
- To fall as or like rain.
- To issue (something) in large quantities.
- To reign.
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 RAIN
- Beatles single featuring reversed tracks
- Game delayer, perhaps
- Pour down on
- Cloudy stuff
- Descend in torrents
- Seeder's make it
- Maugham short story
- Picnic hamperer
- Precipitation
- Word with hat or dance
More clues leading to the result SNAG
- Glitch
- Hidden obstacle
- Unforeseen obstacle
- Unforseen problem
- Cause of a run
- Hangup in the negotiations
- Hoisery mishap
- Run producer
- Stocking spoiler
- Unforseen obstacle
More clues leading to the result REDTAPE
- Bureaucratic delays
- Snarl at a bureaucracy
- Business deal impeder
- Procedural obstacle
- Needlessly time-consuming procedure
- Bureaucracy problem
- Bureaucratic form-filling
- Bureaucratic tangle
- Procedural complication
- Too much paperwork, perhaps