The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HOLDINGIN which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 2002.
Stifling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HOLDINGIN | 33 % | 9 |
| CLOSE | 33 % | 5 |
| REPRESSIVE | 33 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stifling
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- quelling
- suppression
- crushing
- sultry
- hot
- sulfurous
- sulphurous
- hindering
- suppressing
- confining
- choking
- straining
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 HOLDINGIN
More clues leading to the result CLOSE
- "__, but no cigar!"
- Go under
- Lacking fresh air
- Anybody's game
- "That's the right idea"
- Hard to call
- Seal the deal
- __ shave
- No cigar?
- Needing a recount