The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DEFER , but the solution may also be PUTONICE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Shelve crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEFER | 29 % | 5 |
| TABLE | 29 % | 5 |
| PIGEONHOLE | 24 % | 10 |
| DELAY | 6 % | 5 |
| PUTONICE | 6 % | 8 |
| POSTPONE | 6 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shelve
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- table
- remit
- set back
- put over
- postpone
- defer
- put off
- hold over
- park
- store
- categorize
- classify
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?" (maître d's question)
- Changing ___
- Chart with columns
- Arrangement of stats
- List with columns
More clues leading to the result PIGEONHOLE
- Filing aid
- Recess for filers
- Assign to a definite place
- Stereotype
- Sort
- Sort in compartments
- Catalog
- Categorize
- Put aside for the present
- Place in a slot
More clues leading to the result DELAY
- Put off
- Foot-dragging
- Interruption
- Airport bummer
- 117-Across downer
- Hold up
- Put on hold
- Postponement
- Airport aggravation
- Digital transmission problem