| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SETBACK | Defer | |
| SUSPEND | Defer | |
| DELAY | Defer | |
| ADJOURN | Defer | |
| POSTPONE | Defer | |
| PUT OFF | Defer throw | |
| DEFERRED | Of Defer | |
| DEFERRING | Of Defer | |
| SHELVE | Some sheepish elves defer | |
| DEFENDER | Bodyguard to defer den renovations | |
| DEFERENTIAL | Expressing deference; accustomed to defer. | |
| TARRY | To delay; to defer; to put off. | |
| PROROGUE | To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage. | |
| WAIT | To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner. | |
| PROTRACT | To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to protract a decision or duty. | |
| PROCRASTINATE | To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. | |
| DILATORY | Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant. | |
| CONTANGO | The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day. | |