The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SNAG which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2014.
Hang-up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNAG | 64 % | 4 |
| HOVER | 9 % | 5 |
| NEUROSIS | 6 % | 8 |
| FIXATION | 6 % | 8 |
| RUB | 3 % | 3 |
| IDEEFIXE | 3 % | 8 |
| ISSUE | 3 % | 5 |
| OBSESSION | 3 % | 9 |
| ATTACHTOAWALL | 3 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hang-up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hang
- put up
- run up
- peg out
- put down
- unhang
- tuck up
- hold up
- release
- uphang
- hitch up
- sack up
Crossword Answer definitions
SNAG noun- A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
- A dead tree that remains standing.
- A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
- (by extension) Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
- A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
- A problem or difficulty with something.
- A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
- One of the secondary branches of an antler.
- To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
- To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.
- To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.
- To obtain or pick up (something).
- To stealthily steal with legerdemain prowess (something).
- To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
- A light meal.
- A sausage.
- A goal.
- A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
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 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 HOVER
- Flying-saucer maneuver
- Make like a hummingbird
- Float
- Remain floating in air
- Hang around
- Be overattentive, as a waiter
- Hummingbirds do it
- Show protectiveness
- Emulate a feeding hummingbird
- Act solicitously, perhaps
More clues leading to the result NEUROSIS
- Freudian topic
- Phobia, e.g.
- Therapist's concern
- Hang-up
- Anxiety.
- Emotional disorder
- ldee fixe, for example
- Anxiety may be a symptom of it
- Complex component
- Part of some complexes
More clues leading to the result FIXATION
More clues leading to the result RUB
- Spice massaged onto raw food
- Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
- Tug partner
- Massage
- "Ay, there's the ___"
- Get the knots out of, say
- Predicament
- Spa selection
- Source of irritation
- Abrade
More clues leading to the result IDEEFIXE
- Obsession
- Obsessive notion
- Something a Parisian might get stuck on?
- Obsession with an accent
- Parisian obsession
- It won't go away
- Persistent theme
- Hang-up
- Sign of a one track mind.
- Possible psychotic symptom
More clues leading to the result ISSUE
- Printing
- Put into circulation
- Put out
- Magazine edition
- Offspring
- Subscription unit
- Candidate's topic
- Debate team topic
- Publish
- The "I" in "G.I."
More clues leading to the result OBSESSION
- Axe to grind
- Calvin Klein fragrance
- Hang-up
- Fixed ideas.
- Monomaniac's problem
- Idée fixe
- 1994 biography of Calvin Klein
- Calvin Klein perfume
- A lot of thought goes into it
- Persistent thought