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What may have been held up if 'Rain stopped play'? Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue What may have been held up if 'Rain stopped play'? last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is UMBRELLA.
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | UMBRELLA What may have been held up if 'Rain stopped play'? | (8) | The Telegraph Cryptic | May 5, 2015 |
| 6% | EASED Let up, as rain | (5) | New York Times Midi | Apr 15, 2026 |
| 6% | ROLES They've been played! | (5) | New York Times | Mar 21, 2026 |
| 6% | UPTO "So, what have you been ____?" | (4) | The Telegraph Mini | Feb 2, 2026 |
| 5% | DOT What stops a line? | (3) | ||
| 5% | NOW Having been victorious, returned immediately (3) | (3) | Puzzler Cryptic | Apr 17, 2026 |
| 5% | CLOG Plumbing stop-up | (4) | Newsday | Apr 15, 2026 |
| 5% | ARID Rarely rained on | (4) | Newsday | Apr 15, 2026 |
| 5% | GREYEST Having the most rain-clouds in the sky, say | (7) | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | Apr 14, 2026 |
| 5% | ALIBI Legal plea of having been elsewhere (5) | (5) | Puzzler | Apr 11, 2026 |
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