Metaphor for an undesirable detour Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Metaphor for an undesirable detour . 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DONOTPASSGO.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DONOTPASSGO Metaphor for an undesirable detour (11)
3% SUBPARTIME Undesirable race result (10) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025
3% LITERAL Not metaphorical (7) Commuter Sep 9, 2025
2% TOE Little piggy, metaphorically (3)
2% LIP Disrespect metaphor (3) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
2% ATMOSPHERE Feel mixed metaphors will go over editor's head (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
2% PALATE Taste, metaphorically (6) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
2% MASK Deception metaphor (4) Newsday Oct 11, 2025
2% WEB Metaphor for intrigue (3) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
2% STONES Partner of sticks, in metaphorical bone breaking (6) The Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
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