The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BLOW which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Major setback crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BLOW | 100 % | 4 |
Why may BLOW be the right solution?
"BLOW" can mean a setback or sudden misfortune, making it a fitting answer to the clue "Major setback."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Major setback
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- blow
- bath
- jolt
- reversal
- come
- beating
- body blow
- bounce
- catastrophe
- galling
- kick
- one
Crossword Answer definitions
BLOW noun- A strong wind.
- A chance to catch one’s breath.
- Cocaine.
- Cannabis.
- (US Chicago Regional) Heroin.
- To produce an air current.
- To propel by an air current.
- To be propelled by an air current.
- To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
- To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
- To make a sound as the result of being blown.
- (of a cetacean) To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- To explode.
- (with "up" or with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- To cause sudden destruction of.
- To suddenly fail destructively.
- (used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
- To be very undesirable. (See also suck.)
- To recklessly squander.
- To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man)
- To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
- To spread by report; to publish; to disclose.
- To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.
- To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- To talk loudly; to boast; to storm.
- To sing.
- To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- Blue.
- The act of striking or hitting.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- A damaging occurrence.
- A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
- A display of anything brilliant or bright.
- A bloom, state of flowering.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
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