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 LA Times in 2021.
Obstacle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNAG | 61 % | 4 |
| RUB | 12 % | 3 |
| BARRIER | 6 % | 7 |
| HITCH | 5 % | 5 |
| HURDLE | 4 % | 6 |
| BAR | 3 % | 3 |
| STOP | 2 % | 4 |
| HINDRANCE | 2 % | 9 |
| STUMBLINGBLOCK | 2 % | 14 |
| IMPEDANCE | 1 % | 9 |
| DRAG | 1 % | 4 |
| IMPEDIMENT | 1 % | 10 |
| STYMIE | 1 % | 6 |
| LET | 1 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Obstacle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- obstruction
- setback
- hindrance
- impediment
- hinder
- blocking
- blockage
- roadblock
- handicap
- stumbling-block
- interference
- inhibitor
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 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 BARRIER
- Obstacle
- With 42 Across, coastal storm mitigators
- Obstruction
- Where racehorses line up at the start.
- Movable gate for starting race horses.
- Fence or wall.
- Great ___ Reef
- Australia's reef
- Block
- Roadblock
More clues leading to the result HITCH
- Trailer need
- Snag
- 2005 Will Smith romcom
- Stint in the army
- Small obstacle
- Unforeseen obstacle
- Without a ___ (problem-free)
- Knot that's easily loosened
- Thumb
- Pull (up), as pants
More clues leading to the result HURDLE
- Track-and-field barrier
- Obstacle, sometimes
- Steeplechase feature
- Running track obstacle
- Track obstacle
- Vault.
- Obstacle
- Barrier
- Now clear this!
- Leap
More clues leading to the result BAR
- Kind of code
- Milky Way unit
- Prevent
- Refuse admission to
- Serving counter
- Soap unit
- Word in many ranch names
- Word with roll or salad
- Close off
- Exclude
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 HINDRANCE
More clues leading to the result STUMBLINGBLOCK
More clues leading to the result IMPEDANCE
More clues leading to the result DRAG
- Race, in a way
- Tow along
- Wind resistance
- Trail along
- Outfit with heels, often
- Pull along
- Burlesque routine
- Last too long
- Haul
- Kind of race