Word "IMPASSE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Synonyms:
dead end, deadlock, stalemate, standstill
Examples:
reached an impasse on the negotiations

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a street with only one way in or out
Synonyms:
blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street

Crossword Clues for IMPASSE

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Stand off! I am old-fashioned (7)
I'm old-fashioned when it comes to standoff (7)
Deadlock The Telegraph Quick 23 Mar 2024
I'm old-fashioned; there's no getting away from it
I myself hold the ticket, so it's a deadlock (7)
Sam's pie is apparently stale, mate (7)
Admit to being behind the times in a dead end (7)
Position with no escape
Log jam caused by troublemaker on donkey at the end of the avenue
Stalemate The Sun Two Speed 03 Mar 2024
Difficult position in which I'm outdated The Sun Two Speed 03 Mar 2024
Dead end originally in ravine in Maine (7)
Monkey and donkey close to bridge creating gridlock The Times Quick Cryptic 14 Feb 2024
At an ___ (deadlocked)
Hidden inside, Kim passed dead end (7)
Dead end The Guardian Quick 29 Jan 2024
Deadlock The Guardian Speedy 29 Oct 2023
Deadlock Universal 02 Oct 2023
Deadlock The Telegraph Quick 22 Jul 2023
Deadlocked situation New York Times 18 Jul 2023
Road with no outlet Family Time 22 May 2023
Stalemate The Telegraph Quick 06 May 2023
Situation where progress can't be made USA Today 21 Apr 2023
Deadlock New York Times 26 Mar 2023
Stalemate Wall Street Journal 04 Mar 2023
Rogue sea's churning, negotiating past it will be difficult The Telegraph Toughie 09 Dec 2022
This setter's over the hill — a serious difficulty The Guardian Cryptic 04 Oct 2022
Deadlock The Times Concise 20 Sep 2022
Stalemate LA Times Daily 01 Sep 2022
What a has-been may say is a deadlock? The Times Cryptic 13 Jul 2022
Deadlock, stalemate Irish Times Simplex 23 May 2022
Independent politician innocent with European deadlock The Telegraph Cryptic 12 May 2022
Dead end that is restricting motorway progress The Times Cryptic 10 May 2022
Situation in which progress is impossible, deadlock Irish Times Simplex 16 Mar 2022
Father is entertained by Messi breaking deadlock
Situation in which progress is impossible, deadlock Irish Times Simplex 04 Mar 2022
Situation where no progress is possible The Guardian Quick 26 Feb 2022
This writer's mostly accepted deadlock
Deadlock, stalemate Irish Times Simplex 17 Jan 2022
Has-been's admission that makes progress impossible
Stalemate USA Today 17 Dec 2021
On board, draw this writer's old hat
Stalemate as setter's out of date
Stalemate as setter's out of date The Guardian Quiptic 08 Nov 2021
Deadlock, no progress can be made Irish Times Simplex 03 Nov 2021
Deadlock The Telegraph Quick 27 Oct 2021
Deadlock The Washington Post 21 Oct 2021
Deadlock LA Times Daily 21 Oct 2021
Dead end that is restricting motorway flow
One's rather old-fashioned cul-de-sac
Deadlock, stalemate Irish Times Simplex 23 Aug 2021
Deadlock Universal 01 Jul 2021
Stalemate The Telegraph Quick 28 Apr 2021
Deadlock The Sun Two Speed 15 Apr 2021
Setter is past prime in stalemate The Sun Two Speed 15 Apr 2021
Deadlock, no progress can be made Irish Times Simplex 02 Apr 2021
Deadlock that is about MP and fool The Sun Two Speed 21 Mar 2021
Stalemate The Sun Two Speed 21 Mar 2021
Dead end: Everyman's old hat
Turn up motorway to old-fashioned roadblock Irish Times Crosaire 20 Feb 2021
Progress hampered by setter repeatedly leading to deadlock
Yours truly is out in blind alley The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Jan 2021
Dead end: Everyman's old hat
Setter is no longer cool in standstill The Sun Two Speed 01 Jan 2021
Troublemaker meets fools – shortly there's deadlock
Deadlock when one politician confronts idiot online
Deadlock USA Today 02 Dec 2020
Gridlock on motorway going west — go east
Deadlock that is about politician and idiot The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Sep 2020
Stalemate Wall Street Journal 08 Sep 2020
Deadlock: four leave showing no emotion
Deadlock that is about politician on a ship The Sun Two Speed 03 Aug 2020
Stalemated situation Newsday 24 Jul 2020
Stalemate in negotiations Newsday 21 Jul 2020
The setter is no longer cool, coming to standstill The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Jul 2020
This person's exhaust gets bunged up on M25 area gridlock The Telegraph Toughie 24 Apr 2020
Deadlock, stalemate Irish Times Simplex 08 Apr 2020
Puck's old hat? Deadlock ensues …
Block that is restricting male flow The Sun Two Speed 18 Mar 2020
Deadlock that is about fool supporting MP
Situation in which no progress is possible Irish Times Simplex 11 Dec 2019
I am outdated, that's the dilemma
Little devil is on dope and ecstasy -- it's hard to get through The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Sep 2019
Four abandoning calm standstill
Setter's old-fashioned? That's an insurmountable difficulty!
This compiler's exercise catching innocent in deadlock The Telegraph Cryptic 09 May 2019
Gridlock Premier Sunday 05 May 2019
Deadlock The Times Concise 04 Mar 2019
I'm no longer popular — there's no getting around it
Demon with strength having no time for deadlock
Demon with strength having no time for deadlock
One male almost let go in standoff
Difficult position in which I'm outdated The Sun Two Speed 28 Oct 2018
One politician taking on stupid European in stalled debate?
Standstill that is to limit motorway progress The Sun Two Speed 06 Sep 2018
Deadlock that is about politician and fool The Sun Two Speed 19 Jul 2018
Apathetic to four leaving, causing a deadlock
Old hat on single male in cul de sac
Mediator's challenge Newsday 31 Mar 2018
Stalemate The Guardian Speedy 11 Mar 2018
Deadlock The Telegraph Quick 04 Dec 2017
Negotiators might reach one The Chronicle of Higher Education 01 Dec 2017
Roadblock New York Times 12 Nov 2017
The setter's old-fashioned situation offering no way out
Time in the middle is outdated, nothing moves
Here's me behind the times, showing inability to move forward
I refuse to accept the modern deadlock The Telegraph Toughie 29 Jun 2017
Maybe gridlock that is overwhelming motorway to go by
Uncompromising situation? Universal 14 Apr 2017
Mostly drive round fool in a standoff
Gridman's confession that he's out-of-date. That's dead end
My admission of being dated produces standoff The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Mar 2017
Lively New York Times 26 Jan 2017
There's no way past it, Hoskins is old-hat
Roadblock
Uncompromising situation?
Negotiators might reach one
Deadlock
Stalemate The Washington Post 24 Dec 2016
One's on the way out of blind alley
Deadlock Thomas Joseph 24 Jun 2016
The setter's old-fashioned situation offering no way out The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Apr 2016
There's no way out of it, my best days are over?
Grim passenger accepting situation in which further progress is impossible
Block that is to restrict motorway progress The Times Cryptic 17 Dec 2015
Stalemate is old-fashioned after one gets married The Sun Two Speed 11 Nov 2015
Deadlock that is broken by person elected ahead of idiot The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Sep 2015
Stalemate New York Times 18 Aug 2015
Stalemate Newsday 19 Jul 2015
Standoff LA Times Daily 15 Jul 2015
Deadlock caused by one male behind the times
One motorway, outdated, brings you to a standstill
Dead end The Telegraph Quick 28 Mar 2015
Dead end Universal 04 Jan 2015
Standoff
Stalemate
Dead end
Stalemate
Logjam that is keeping our representatives crowding around thus
Stop dinosaur's admission
Stalemate
Gridlock
Gridlock
Gridlock? I am on the way out
Standoff
Deadlock
Standoff
Negotiator's problem
Deadlock
Roadblock
Going-nowhere situation
You can't escape from it
Standoff
Stalemate
Gridlock
Standoff
Deadlock
No-win situation
Deadlock
Deadlock
Stalemate
Deadlock
Stalemated situation
Mediator's challenge
Deadlock
At an _____ (deadlocked)
I am a fool cutting exercise in standstill
Blind alley
Position with no obvious way out
Dead end
Mediator's problem
Negotiation situation
Negotiators' problem
Full stop
Catch-22 situation
Has-been's admission?
Bottleneck
Blind alley
Immovable object vs. irresistible force
Blind alley.
Deadlock.
Cul-de-sac.
Position from which there is no escape.
Dead end
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