American industrialist who invented the elevator brake Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue American industrialist who invented the elevator brake last seen in Telegraph Cross Atlantic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OTIS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OTIS American industrialist who invented the elevator brake (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 29, 2026
2% SNAP On the phone, brake for photograph (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Sep 26, 2026
2% SUNILEE American gymnast who starred at the Tokyo Games (7) Universal Sep 25, 2026
2% ALFREDBUTTS American architect who invented Scrabble while unemployed during the Great Depression (11) New York Times Sep 24, 2026
2% SHORTSTOP Driver's sudden braking (9) Newsday Sep 24, 2026
2% ABDUL Paula who judged on "American Idol" (5) New York Times Mini Sep 23, 2026
2% DAD "American ___!" (3) TV Sep 20, 2026
2% STOPS Hits the brakes (5) USA Today Sep 19, 2026
2% TBAR Alpine elevator (4) Newsday Sep 18, 2026
2% DISCS Parts of spines and brakes (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 15, 2026

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