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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3% EMETIC Causing vomiting (6) The Telegraph Quick May 27, 2026
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3% CAREERBREAK Professional pause, or a theme hint (11) Universal May 25, 2026
3% HESITATION Pause building in a hot site (10) The Telegraph Cryptic May 25, 2026
3% RESUMED Continued after a pause (7) The Times Concise May 19, 2026
3% DWELL Pause in working of machine - reside - brood (on) (5) (5) The Guardian Quick May 18, 2026
3% SEED Root cause? (4) The Atlantic May 16, 2026
3% TNT Cause of a boom (3) New York Times May 15, 2026

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