Answer to "Holdup" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DELAY which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2019.

Holdup crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
DELAY	36 %	5
HEIST	31 %	5
SNAG	14 %	4
BANKJOB	8 %	7
ROBBERY	6 %	7
STOP	3 %	4
PROP	3 %	4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Holdup

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• armed robbery
• heist
• stickup
• detention
• delay
• raid
• lock
• break-in
• robbery
• hold-up
• problem
• flight

Crossword Answer definitions

DELAY noun

1. A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
2. An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.

DELAY verb

1. To put off until a later time; to defer.
2. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
3. To allay; to temper.

DELAY verb

1. To dilute, temper.
2. To assuage, quench, allay.

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 DELAY

• Put off
• Foot-dragging
• Interruption
• Airport bummer
• 117-Across downer
• Hold up
• Put on hold
• Postponement
• Airport aggravation
• Digital transmission problem

More clues leading to the result HEIST

• Armored-car job
• Bank job
• "The Town" climax
• Crime movie plot
• This is a robbery
• Robbery
• Stickup
• Bonnie and Clyde job
• Armed robbery
• "The Lavender Hill Mob" caper

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 BANKJOB

• Holdup
• Many a heist
• Withdrawal carrying a steep penalty?
• Heist of a sort

More clues leading to the result ROBBERY

• "The Great Train ___" (Crichton novel and film)
• Unlawful acquisition
• Theft
• Holdup
• Property crime
• Bank holdup, for example
• Taking things badly?
• A felony.
• What a fair exchange isn't
• Highway ___

More clues leading to the result STOP

• "__ the music!"
• Depot
• Halt
• Octagon message
• Organ piece
• Railroad-crossing word
• Scrub a mission
• Cease movement
• Discontinue
• Glottal __

More clues leading to the result PROP

• Support
• Drama need
• Shore up
• Play thing
• Brace
• Yorick's skull, e.g.
• Character piece?
• Either Didi or Gogo's hat in "Waiting for Godot," e.g.
• See 46-Across
• Skull for Hamlet, e.g.