The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DEFER which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2019.
Put on the back burner crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
DEFER | 46 % | 5 |
TABLE | 31 % | 5 |
TABLED | 15 % | 6 |
SHELVE | 8 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Put on the back burner
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- postpone
- defer
- delay
- table
- postponement
- wait
- park
- raincheck
- put off
- deferred
- prolong
- age
Crossword Answer definitions
DEFER verb- To delay or postpone
- After winning the opening coin toss, to postpone until the start of the second half a team's choice of whether to kick off or receive (and to allow the opposing team to make this choice at the start of the first half).
- To delay, to wait.
- To submit to the opinion or desire of another in respect to their judgment or authority.
- To render, to offer.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DEFER
- Put off
- Hold off
- Yield to another's wishes
- Postpone, as an action
- Put off till later
- Bow, in a way
- Postpone
- Table
- Wait for a better time
- Submit to authority
More clues leading to the result TABLE
- Defer
- Postpone
- Put aside for later
- Take up later
- Put aside
- "___ for two?" (maƮtre d's question)
- Changing ___
- Chart with columns
- Arrangement of stats
- List with columns
More clues leading to the result TABLED
- Postponed
- Set aside
- Postponed indefinitely
- Decided to discuss later
- Put off
- Set aside for later discussion
- Chose not to discuss now
- Shelved
- Laid aside for future reference.
- Postponed, as a matter for legislation.