The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STOPGAP , but the solution may also be MAKESHIFT which is one of the most recent solution (1967 in New York Times).
Temporary expedient crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STOPGAP | 75 % | 7 |
| MAKESHIFT | 25 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Temporary expedient
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- improvisation
- temporariness
- temporarily
- expedients
- expediential
- short term
- expediency
- temporally
- expedience
- transiently
- transitorily
- situational
Crossword Answer definitions
STOPGAP noun- That which fills a gap or hiatus.
- A temporary measure or short-term fix used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
- Filling a gap or pause.
- Temporary; short-term.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result STOPGAP
- Jury-rigged
- Makeshift
- Improvised
- Temporary substitute
- Temporary fix
- Temporary
- Quick fix
- Temporary solution
- ___ aid.
- Temporary expedient.