The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GRIDLOCK which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2015.
Severe traffic jam crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRIDLOCK | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Severe traffic jam
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gridlock
- snarl
- horn
- car
- beep
- crawl
- blare
- bottleneck
- snarl-up
- pileup
- auto
- glad
Crossword Answer definitions
GRIDLOCK noun- A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way.
- On a smaller scale: the situation in which cars enter a signal-controlled intersection too late during the green light cycle, and are unable to clear the intersection (due to congestion in the next block) when the light turns red, thus blocking the cross traffic when it's their turn to go. Repeated at enough intersections, this phenomenon can lead to citywide gridlock.
- (by extension) any paralysis of a complex system due to severe congestion, conflict, or deadlock.
- To cause traffic congestion
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