Clues for the word "BRAKES"
We've had 29 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 25 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on June 10, 2026.
Referring Clues
- Part of a road test
- Car stoppers
- Sedan stoppers
- Auto maintenance items
- Stoppers
- They have shoes and drums
- *Holdup causes?
- Traffic stoppers?
- Speed checker
- Auto pedals
- John Waite "Missing You" album "No ___"
- They retard big-headed libertines
- They inhibit British lechers
- Vehicle's stopping mechanism
- Stops one's car; they may be shooting
- Compact discs?
- What Hollywood does to preserve the King's discs, perhaps
- Thickets of brush or briars
- Stoppers used by bakers
- Bakers can use them to slow things down
- They'll slow you down
- Slows the bike down
- They restrain big-headed libertines
- They stop big-headed libertines
- They're depressed by drivers
- You might hit them near traffic lights
- Things you can hit or pump
- Slows a car down
- A driver may slam on them
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 10, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 30, 2026
- USA Today - July 06, 2024
- USA Today - January 14, 2024
- New York Times - April 12, 2023
- New York Times - July 18, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - September 04, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - May 31, 2017
- Rock n Roll Crossword - November 20, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 14, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - January 16, 2015
- Universal - January 12, 2015
- Washington Post - November 14, 2013
- Guardian Speedy - July 07, 2013
- Guardian Quick - July 07, 2013
- LA Times - June 08, 2011
- LA Times - August 26, 2010
- Guardian Cryptic - May 23, 2006
- New York Sun - April 03, 2006
- LA Times - September 15, 2005
- New York Times - April 04, 2005
- Washington Post - October 21, 2003
- Guardian Cryptic - April 10, 2003
- Washington Post - April 25, 2000
- New York Times - March 26, 1997