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
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"