The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word THWARTS , but the solution may also be RTES which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Washington Post).
Short-circuits crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| THWARTS | 25 % | 7 |
| RTES | 25 % | 4 |
| HOTWIRES | 25 % | 8 |
| IMPEDES | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Short-circuits
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- short
- electric circuit
- short fuse
- circuit breaker
- electrical
- electricity
- circuitry
- circuit
- electrifies
- electrical shock
- parallel circuit
- electric current
Crossword Answer definitions
THWARTS noun- A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
- A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
- An act of thwarting; something which thwarts; a hindrance, an obstacle.
- To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
- To place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.
- To hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.
- To move (something) across or counter to; to cross.
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 THWARTS
More clues leading to the result RTES
- Hwys.
- Map rds.
- AAA recommendations
- 66 and 65 , briefly
- Interstate hwys.
- Jct. joiners
- Lines on an Uber app: Abbr.
- Garbage collectors have them: Abbr.
- Hwys. with numbers
- Lines on an Uber app
More clues leading to the result HOTWIRES
- Starts by short-circuiting
- Starts illegally
- Short-circuits
- Doesn't start well?
- Prepares to steal, probably
- Starts without a key
- Starts illegally?
- Starts without a key, say