The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETARDS , but the solution may also be STYMIES which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in USA Today).
Impedes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETARDS | 22 % | 7 |
| HINDERS | 17 % | 7 |
| DELAYS | 11 % | 6 |
| SLOWS | 11 % | 5 |
| DETERS | 11 % | 6 |
| HAMPERS | 6 % | 7 |
| STYMIES | 6 % | 7 |
| CLOGS | 6 % | 5 |
| DERAILS | 6 % | 7 |
| HANDICAPS | 6 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Impedes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hinder
- obstruct
- occlude
- close up
- block
- jam
- affects
- avoids
- barriers
- blocks
- bothers
- clogs
Crossword Answer definitions
RETARDS noun- Retardation; delay.
- A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
- A person with mental retardation.
- A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
- To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress
- To put off; to postpone.
- To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
- To decelerate; to slow down.
- To stay back.
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 RETARDS
- Slows down
- Changes from allegro to moderato, say
- Halts, as growth
- Slows
- Impedes
- Hinders.
- Slows.
- Holds back.
- Impedes.
- Hinders
More clues leading to the result HINDERS
More clues leading to the result DELAYS
- Piddles around
- Holds off
- Pearson Airport tie-ups
- Airport holdups
- Airport annoyances
- Airport hassles
- Puts off
- Laxness at LAX, maybe
- Holdups
- Airport snags
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 DETERS
More clues leading to the result HAMPERS
More clues leading to the result STYMIES
More clues leading to the result CLOGS
- Clunky shoes
- Problems solved with snakes
- Noisy shoes
- Thick-soled sandals
- Heavy footwear
- Loud dance shoes
- Heavy dancing shoes
- Drain problems
- Drain woes
- Drain blockers
More clues leading to the result DERAILS
- Jumps the tracks
- Throws off track
- Halts the progress of
- Obstructs the progress of
- Fouls up, as plans
- Loses track?
- Impedes
- Causes to run off track.
- Runs off the track.
- Throws off the track.