The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DEFERS , but the solution may also be DETERS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Puts off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEFERS | 53 % | 6 |
| TABLES | 11 % | 6 |
| DETERS | 8 % | 6 |
| DELAYS | 6 % | 6 |
| ALIENATES | 6 % | 9 |
| STALLS | 3 % | 6 |
| POSTPONES | 3 % | 9 |
| DAUNTS | 3 % | 6 |
| DISGUSTS | 3 % | 8 |
| DISCOURAGES | 3 % | 11 |
| EMITS | 3 % | 5 |
Why may EMITS be the right solution?
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Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Puts off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- put off
- deters
- postponing
- postpones
- avoids
- avoiding
- avoidance
- delaying
- prevents
- detracts
- inhibits
- put away
Crossword Answer definitions
DEFERS 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 DEFERS
- Postpones
- Puts off
- Gives way (to)
- Yields respectfully
- Postpones.
- Is respectful.
- Puts off.
- Is respectful (to).
- Pigeonholes.
- Procrastinates.
More clues leading to the result TABLES
- Eating surface
- Puts off
- Poolroom array
- Eatery furniture
- Data displays
- Puts aside
- Postpones, so to speak
- Pool hall fixtures
- Sets aside for later consideration
- Postpones, in a way
More clues leading to the result DETERS
More clues leading to the result DELAYS
- Piddles around
- Holds off
- Pearson Airport tie-ups
- Airport holdups
- Airport annoyances
- Airport hassles
- Puts off
- Laxness at LAX, maybe
- Holdups
- Airport snags
More clues leading to the result ALIENATES
- Turns off
- Puts off
- Drives off
- Turns off, so to speak
- Estranges
- Estranges.
- Puts a gulf between.
- Makes a foe of.
- Makes unfriendly.
- Drives away
More clues leading to the result STALLS
- Stable areas
- Conks out
- Tries to buy time
- Quits turning over
- Plays for time
- Blocks
- Stable divisions
- Hems and haws, maybe
- Delays
- Delays on purpose