RED TAPE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 73 solutions for 'RED TAPE' with 3 to 17 letters.
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Clue
Answer
Length
RED TAPE with 3 letters
JAM
3
LAG
3
RUN
3
RUT
3
RED TAPE with 4 letters
BEAT
4
BIND
4
HALT
4
STAY
4
STOP
4
WAIT
4
RED TAPE with 5 letters
BLOCK
5
DELAY
5
GRIND
5
PAUSE
5
ROUND
5
TIE UP
5
TIE-UP
5
TRACK
5
RED TAPE with 6 letters
GROOVE
6
HANG UP
6
HANG-UP
6
HASSLE
6
HOLDUP
6
LOG JAM
6
LOGJAM
6
SLOW UP
6
SLOW-UP
6
RED TAPE with 7 letters
INTERIM
7
JOG TROT
7
LAGGING
7
PALAVER
7
RESPITE
7
ROUTINE
7
TIME LAG
7
RED TAPE with 8 letters
BLOCKADE
8
BLOCKAGE
8
DELAYAGE
8
DRAGGING
8
REPRIEVE
8
SLOWDOWN
8
SLOWNESS
8
STOPPAGE
8
RED TAPE with 9 letters
BEADLEDOM
9
BUMBLEDOM
9
DEFERMENT
9
DETENTION
9
HINDRANCE
9
RED-TAPERY
9
TREADMILL
9
RED TAPE with 10 letters
BEATEN PATH
10
DAILY GRIND
10
DOUBLE TAKE
10
HINDERANCE
10
IMPEDIMENT
10
MORATORIUM
10
RED-TAPEISM
10
RETARDANCE
10
SUSPENSION
10
RED TAPE with 11 letters
BUREAUCRACY
11
CHINOISERIE
11
OBSTRUCTION
11
OFFICIALISM
11
RETARDATION
11
RED TAPE with 12 letters
AFTERTHOUGHT
12
BUREAUCRATIC
12
PAPERASSERIE
12
SQUIRREL CAGE
12
RED TAPE with 13 letters
BUREAUCRATISM
13
RED TAPE with 14 letters
OFFICIAL JARGON
14
WELL-WORN GROOVE
14
RED TAPE with 15 letters
DELAYED REACTION
15
STAY OF EXECUTION
15
RED TAPE with 17 letters
BUREAUCRATIC DELAY
17

Definition of red tape

  • needlessly time-consuming procedure

Anagrams of red tape

ADEPTER PREDATE RETAPED TAPERED

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How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "RED TAPE"?

There are 73 solutions. The longest is BUREAUCRATIC DELAY with 17 letters, and the shortest is JAM with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.

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Clue Answers
Red tape, e.g.
1
Test of patience
1
Sticky situaion
1
Schedule snag
1
Result of a jam
1
Put off until another time
1
No fun
1
Make late.
1
Long lines, e.g.
1
Live broadcast feature, oxymoronically
1
Headache, so to speak
1
Disorderly dispute
1
Cause of a Heathrow row, possibly
1
Airport woe
1
Airport schedule notice
1
What may feel interminable at a terminal
1
Travel annoyance
1
Texas Representative Tom
1
‘RED TAPE’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘RED TAPE’ is the solution:
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Obstructive bureaucracy (7)
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Excessive bureaucracy (7)
Needlessly time-consuming procedures (7)
Time-consuming bureaucracy (7)
Official procedures (7)
Bureaucratic stuff (7)
Bureaucratic tangle (7)
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