Impede
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Guardian Quick.
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Publications
- The Guardian Quick - Monday, 18 Oct 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 18 Dec 2020
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 22 Sep 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020
Crossword Answers
3 letters
DAM
Female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
BAR
The act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
JAM
A dense crowd of people
BOG
Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
4 letters
SLOW
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
5 letters
DETER
Turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
BLOCK
The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
DELAY
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
6 letters
CUMBER
Hold back
STYMIE
A thwarting and distressing situation
HAMPER
A basket usually with a cover
HINDER
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
7 letters
CLOSEUP
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
TRAMMEL
A restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
OCCLUDE
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"
INHIBIT
To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
8 letters
OBTURATE
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"
ENCUMBER
Hold back
OBSTRUCT
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
12 letters
SHORTCIRCUIT
Accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference