The Clue
Obstruction (8 letter answer)
The Answer
STOPPAGE
Tags
Notes
The answer STOPPAGE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Block
Halt
Shutdown
Plumber's problem
Definition
STOPPAGE as a noun:
1. (arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage) = the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
2. (blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage) = an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
3. (stop, stoppage) = the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"