The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SNAGS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2012.
Impediments crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNAGS | 55 % | 5 |
| BARS | 9 % | 4 |
| DRAGS | 9 % | 5 |
| STUMBLINGBLOCKS | 9 % | 15 |
| OBSTACLES | 9 % | 9 |
| RUBS | 9 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Impediments
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hindrance
- obstruction
- impedimenta
- handicap
- deterrent
- bans
- barrier
- barriers
- bars
- blockages
- blocks
- bottlenecks
Crossword Answer definitions
SNAGS 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 SNAGS
- Hose problems
- Glitches
- Bumps in the road
- Obstructions
- Snatches
- Unforeseen problems
- Riverboat hazards
- Stumbling blocks
- Gets caught, in a way
- Obstacles
More clues leading to the result BARS
- Prevents
- Restrains
- Barricades
- Forbids
- Locks out
- Stars and __ (Confederate flag)
- Behind ___ (incarcerated)
- Crawl locations
- Measures on a staff
- What lushes hop?
More clues leading to the result DRAGS
- Goes very slowly
- Buzz-killers
- Goes too slowly
- Seems to take forever
- Carts
- Becomes tiresome
- Goes really slow or really fast
- Races on a strip
- Pulls behind
- Competes in a hot rod
More clues leading to the result STUMBLINGBLOCKS
- "Tripper-uppers"
- Obstacles
- Kindergarten hazards?
- Impediments
- Obstacles seen four times in this puzzle's completed grid?
- Tripper-uppers