The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OBSTACLES
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More clues leading to the result OBSTACLES
- 22’s stories about clubs and bars
- Old British castles rebuilt to form barriers
- Occasionally on base, team cuss about the French blockages
- Police constables avoiding northern bars
- Checks old boy’s attacks, not heart
- Outside broadcast on a staggering scale behind street barriers
- Former student has pets taken back to the French blocks
- Corrupt constables ignore offenders heartily at bars
- Close tabs with abandon -- they just get in the way
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "blockages" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case blockages = obstacles.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does OBSTACLES mean?
OBSTACLES noun- Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress