Word "STOPGAP" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
Synonyms:
make-do, makeshift

Crossword Clues for STOPGAP

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A little diaphanous top, gaping: that'll do now (7) The Guardian Cryptic 22 Jul 2025
Don't allow a GP going off to get a locum (7)
Pop tags along as temporary substitute (7)
Temporary measure to plug hole (7)
Temporary fix LA Times Daily 25 May 2025
Overturned soft silver vessels as a temporary measure (7) Puzzler Cryptic 24 May 2025
Temporary solution Commuter 19 May 2025
Fill hole in improvisation (4-3)
Temporary fix USA Today 26 Apr 2025
A temp in some hole-in-the-wall job? (4-3)
A draught excluder is the temporary solution (7)
Makeshift The Telegraph Quick 26 Jan 2025
End break as temporary measure (7) Puzzler Cryptic 17 Jan 2025
An expedient for a dentist? (4-3)
Fill the vacancy for a temp? (7)
Second best doctor covering area must be a temporary measure The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Nov 2024
Derail opening as a temporary measure (7)
Makeshift gas top chewed up power (7)
Interim measure (7)
Short-term solution Newsday 01 Oct 2024
The locum who'll put in that filling for you?
Pause, opening temporary solution (7)
Temporary fix The Sun Two Speed 29 Aug 2024
Makeshift bar opening The Sun Two Speed 29 Aug 2024
Allow no opening for a substitute (7)
Temporary false tooth (4-3)
Emergency measure Commuter 29 Jun 2024
A temporary substitute.
Temporary filling? (7)
Temporary, as a fix Thomas Joseph 06 Jun 2024
Short-term solution The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 25 May 2024
Temporary solution or substitute (7)
Fool takes on leading German - it shouldn't last long (4,3) The Guardian Cryptic 07 May 2024
Close space made by temporary substitute (7)
Temporary solution New York Times 26 Apr 2024
Makeshift draught-excluder?
Temporary work for dentist? (7)
It's only temporary - like putty! (4,3)
Put halt to opening as a temporary measure
Makeshift plug hole? The Times Cryptic 18 Mar 2024
Temporary substitute The Times Concise 24 Feb 2024
Prevent doctor taking a makeshift remedy (7)
Caretaker sent back copper and silver vessels (7)
Interim post a GP organised (7)
Temporary post working with clothing company The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Jun 2023
Bar opening as a temporary expedient The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Jun 2023
Prevent doctor taking care of adult as a temporary measure The Guardian Cryptic 08 Jun 2023
Temporary expedient The Guardian Speedy 09 Apr 2023
Temporary substitute The Times Concise 16 Sep 2022
Area covered by second best doctor on a temporary basis The Times Cryptic 09 Aug 2022
Makeshift The Telegraph Quick 07 Jul 2022
Makeshift bar located next to clothes shop
Makeshift post confused boy attendant briefly erected The Times Cryptic 30 Mar 2022
Makeshift The Times Concise 02 Jan 2022
Temporary substitute The Times Concise 20 Dec 2021
Thrown-together LA Times Daily 17 Sep 2021
Thrown-together The Washington Post 17 Sep 2021
Short-term solution Universal 24 May 2021
Substitute having lifted silver trophy's heading for pub
Temporary expedient to close up breach The Telegraph Toughie 16 Feb 2021
Temporary way old people initially getting break
Temporary post constructed next to pass
Temporary fix Wall Street Journal 10 Aug 2020
Temporary measure The Telegraph Quick 20 Apr 2020
Improvised Newsday 18 Apr 2020
Stacks of cash over at retail chain – it's only temporary
Go past building that's quiet just for now
Temporary substitute; makeshift The Guardian Speedy 13 Jan 2019
Makeshift spinner penetrating batsman's core space
Like a Band-Aid solution USA Today 19 Oct 2018
Temporary solution LA Times Daily 10 Sep 2018
Temporary solution The Washington Post 10 Sep 2018
Type of measure Universal 08 Jul 2018
. Substitute starting to polish silver vessels is upset
Temporary substitute The Telegraph Quick 04 Feb 2018
Type of measure
Temporary solution
Like a Band-Aid solution
Temporary substitute The Times Concise 17 Aug 2017
Don't allow doctor to employ a locum The Telegraph Toughie 06 Jun 2017
Jury-rigged New York Times 26 Mar 2017
Temporary solution The Telegraph Quick 28 Feb 2017
Temporary fix The Telegraph Quick 17 Jan 2017
Jury-rigged
This'll do for now, end with opening
The old man with good vessel's capsized -- substitute required The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Aug 2016
Makeshift bar opening The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Aug 2016
Temporary solution New York Times 15 Jun 2016
Makeshift The Washington Post 28 Jan 2016
Temporary solution
Second best doctor accepting a temporary solution The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Dec 2015
Improvised substitute The Sun Two Speed 09 Dec 2015
End break as temporary measure The Sun Two Speed 09 Dec 2015
Sufficient for now, as a measure New York Times 08 Sep 2015
Makeshift Newsday 25 Jun 2015
Makeshift
Sufficient for now, as a measure
Makeshift
Interim post reviewed, one held by doctor
Energy required to hold high note, just for a while
Temporary fix
Band-Aid
Temporary fix
Provisional golf tournament bagged by second best
Temporary fix
Jury-rigged
Temporary
Jury-rigged, perhaps
Improvised
*Like a band-aid solution
Temporary fix
Temporary solution
Temporary substitute
Temporary substitute
Temporary
Band-aid
Makeshift
Quick fix
Improvised
Quick fix
Improvised
Makeshift
Improvised
Improvised
Temporary substitute
It'll do for now
Temporary fix
Temporary fix
Makeshift
Temporary substitute
Makeshift
Temporary fix
Makeshift post confused boy attendant briefly erected
Temporary
Temporary solution
Temporary substitute
Fill-in.
Temporary expedient.
Makeshift.
___ aid.
Emergency measure.
Kind of temporary legislation.
Temporary legislation.
Temporary measure.
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