Cause for a pause Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cause for a pause last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SEMICOLON.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
SEMICOLON Cause for a pause (9) Wall Street Journal Feb 8, 2025
COMMA Cause for a pause (5) LA Times Daily May 20, 2018
EMDASH Cause for a pause (6)
COLON Cause for a pause (5)

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21% COMMIT Put away, as it causes readers to pause - for the most part it's unfinished (6)
4% ENTRACTE Dramatic pause? (8) Wall Street Journal Mar 26, 2026
4% REST Musical pause (4) LA Times Daily Mar 21, 2026
4% LETUPS Pauses (6) Thomas Joseph Feb 24, 2026
3% AIR Cause of inflation (3) LA Times Daily Apr 2, 2026
3% USE One cause of deterioration (3) New York Times Apr 2, 2026
3% WOMENSLIB Gloria Steinem's cause (9) Eugene Sheffer Mar 30, 2026
3% DISASTROUS Causing calamity (10) Commuter Mar 25, 2026
3% APNOEA Involuntary pause in breathing (6) The Times Concise Mar 24, 2026
3% HARM Cause injury to (4) LA Times Daily Mar 24, 2026

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