Impediment
The crossword clue "Impediment" is answered by SNAG, a 4-letter entry. Used 27 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SNAG
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAG answer page.
Used 27 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- OBSTACLE (5 uses in xd)
- STUMBLINGBLOCK (2 uses in xd)
- DRAWBACK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SNAG
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNAG, most used first.
- Hitch - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
- Obstacle - used 100 times, most recently in 2024
- Unforeseen problem - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Fly in the ointment - used 75 times, most recently in 2025
- Catch - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Unexpected problem - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Glitch - used 60 times, most recently in 2024
- Unexpected obstacle - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Unforeseen obstacle - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Hose woe - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Hidden obstacle - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang-up - used 24 times, most recently in 2019
- Minor setback - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Bump in the road - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Speech impediment - LISP, used 28 times
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