Put off Crossword Clue

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Put off Crossword Answer

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DELAY

(5 letters)

DETER

(5 letters)

DISSUADE

(8 letters)

REPEL

(5 letters)

TABLE

(5 letters)

POSTPONE

(8 letters)

DISGUSTED

(9 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. yield to another’s wish or opinion
2. hold back to a later time

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OFF (verb)
1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
OFF (adverb)
1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth’ is obsolete)
2. at a distance in space or time
OFF (adjective)
1. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
2. in an unpalatable state
PUT (verb)
1. attribute or give
2. formulate in a particular style or language
PUT (noun)
1. the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

DELAY
(5 letters)
DETER
(5 letters)
DISSUADE
(8 letters)
REPEL
(5 letters)
TABLE
(5 letters)
POSTPONE
(8 letters)
DISGUSTED
(9 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
FREED

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