Impede, Hinder
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from New York, New York!, Group 373, Puzzle 5 (Jackson Heights).
Question is: Impede, Hinder
and the answer is: INHIBIT
Word Meaning:
INHIBIT — (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
Definitions from Wiktionary.