The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word IMPEDES , 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 |
|---|---|---|
| IMPEDES | 25 % | 7 |
| THWARTS | 25 % | 7 |
| RTES | 25 % | 4 |
| HOTWIRES | 25 % | 8 |
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
IMPEDES verb- To get in the way of; to hinder.
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 IMPEDES
- Bars
- Ties up
- Blocks
- Gets in the way of
- Slows down
- Holds back.
- Gets in the way of.
- Blocks.
- Causes a bottleneck
- Stymies
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