Defer
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.

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Publications

  • Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 11 Jun 2021
  • The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 26 Apr 2020
  • The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 24 Mar 2019
  • The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 20 Mar 2016

Crossword Answers

3 letters

BOW
Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

5 letters

TABLE
A set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1"

DELAY
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

REMIT
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

YIELD
Production of a certain amount

FREED

6 letters

PUTOFF
A pretext for delay or inaction

ACCEDE
Yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

SHELVE
Place on a shelf; "shelve books"

GIVEIN
Yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

SUBMIT
Make over as a return; "They had to render the estate"

7 letters

ADJOURN
Close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

PUTOVER
Communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

SETBACK
An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

SUSPEND
Cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

8 letters

HOLDOVER
Something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"

POSTPONE
Hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

PROROGUE
Adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

13 letters

PROCRASTINATE
Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"