| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BARRIER | Obstacle, hindrance | |
| REMORA | Delay; obstacle; hindrance. | |
| HOLDBACK | Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle. | |
| OBSTRUCTION | That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance. | |
| LET | A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; -- common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but elsewhere archaic. | |
| BLOCK | Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way. | |
| YIELD | To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded. | |