The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SNAG , but the solution may also be IMPASSE which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Roadblock crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SNAG | 22 % | 4 |
| OBSTACLE | 22 % | 8 |
| IMPASSE | 17 % | 7 |
| BARRIER | 11 % | 7 |
| IMPEDIMENT | 11 % | 10 |
| STOP | 6 % | 4 |
| BARRICADE | 6 % | 9 |
| HINDERER | 6 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Roadblock
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- barrier
- barricade
- obstruction
- obstacle
- hindrance
- impediment
- constraint
- boom
- impoundment
- blockade
- checkpoint
- fence
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 OBSTACLE
- Rub
- ___ course
- Impediment
- It's in the way
- Snag
- Stumbling block
- Barrier
- Roadblock
- Something in the way
- Barrier.
More clues leading to the result IMPASSE
- No-win situation
- Dead end
- Deadlock
- Standoff
- Negotiators might reach one
- Position with no obvious way out
- Stalemate
- Gridlock
- Negotiation situation
- Stalemated situation
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 IMPEDIMENT
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 __