| Cause to be late |
Commuter |
04 Nov 2025 |
| Airport annoyance, e.g. |
The Telegraph Plusword |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Computer lag |
Universal |
18 Oct 2025 |
| Postpone |
Puzzler Backwords |
17 Oct 2025 |
| Put off |
The Times Sunday Concise |
12 Oct 2025 |
| Hold-up |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Oct 2025 |
| Push back |
LA Times Daily |
30 Aug 2025 |
| Put off (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Cause to be late |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2025 |
| Hold-up |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Aug 2025 |
| Postponement |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Postpone the day out? (5) |
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| Set back the time: - the start |
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| Hold up |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jul 2025 |
| Put off |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jul 2025 |
| Put off the return to university by a day (5) |
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| Hold-up (5) |
Mirror Classic |
26 Jun 2025 |
| Stall for time |
Universal |
16 Jun 2025 |
| Hold out key for lady coming out to grasp (5) |
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| What a traffic jam might cause |
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| Holdup |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Holdup |
Thomas Joseph |
30 May 2025 |
| Wait and you'll get a bit of help in time (5) |
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| Hold up, detain |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 May 2025 |
| Postpone |
Puzzler Backwords |
20 May 2025 |
| Hold up Derek in front of a yard (5) |
|
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| Hang about while the lady turns the key to enter (5) |
|
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| Make later: - the start |
|
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| Hold up a crooked deal that's nearly concluded (5) |
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| It may be a waste of time (5) |
|
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| Put off the Spanish within twenty-four hours (5) |
|
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| Cause to be late |
Commuter |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Loss of time (5) |
|
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| Led back, yes, to stall (5) |
|
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| Result of a stalled subway train |
|
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| Put off; hold-up |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Head of department lifted American school's suspension (5) |
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| Put off |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
14 Jan 2025 |
| A hold-up for 24 hours around American railroad (5) |
|
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| Put off daughter and lock up |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
04 Jan 2025 |
| Cause tardiness |
|
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| Hold up the deal, ridiculously, by a year (5) |
|
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| Hold up the Spanish within 24 hours (5) |
|
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| Time around the Spanish stall (S) |
|
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| Postpone |
Mirror Quick |
27 Nov 2024 |
| Time around the Spanish stall |
Mirror Cryptic |
27 Nov 2024 |
| A bold-up for 24 hours around American railroad (5) |
|
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| Mass transit nuisance |
|
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| Hold up the Spanish in the course of 24 hours (5) |
|
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| Cause to be late |
Newsday |
05 Nov 2024 |
| Wait while the Spanish take time out (5) |
|
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| Make someone late |
|
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| Put off to a later time (5) |
|
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| Train trouble |
|
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| Airport annoyance when your flight is running late |
|
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| Airport gate hassle |
|
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| Hold up |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Oct 2024 |
| Hold up, hinder |
Mirror Tea Time |
29 Sep 2024 |
| Problem for progress |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2024 |
| Put off when the lady goes off key in (5) |
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| Postpone |
Mirror Tea Time |
18 Sep 2024 |
| Put off by a day giving the key back (5) |
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| Cause to be late |
Commuter |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Commuter's frustration |
USA Today |
02 Sep 2024 |
| Subway slowdown |
Commuter |
29 Aug 2024 |
| The English lady waffles about, creating a hold-up (5) |
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| Put off lady disorientated when touring Spain (5) |
|
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| Airport hassle |
Universal |
13 Aug 2024 |
| Postpone |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Jul 2024 |
| Put off |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Refrain of French song (5) |
|
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| Put off to another day (5) |
|
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| Time lag (5) |
|
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| Stoppage, in baseball |
Universal |
13 Jul 2024 |
| In 24 hours the Spanish can create a hold-up (5) |
|
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| Traveller's headache |
|
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| Set back, as a flight schedule |
|
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| Led astray, yes, by the postponement (5) |
|
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| Postpone key agreement (5) |
|
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| Despite which, you get letters within 24 hours? (5) |
|
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| Airplane traveler's annoyance |
|
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| What led to the late finish the lady was upset about |
|
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| Holdup |
Thomas Joseph |
18 May 2024 |
| Traveler's annoyance |
LA Times Daily |
12 May 2024 |
| Dillydally |
USA Today |
10 May 2024 |
| Hold up the Spanish during day? (5) |
|
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| Hold up |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2024 |
| Time lost in a crooked deal with a Yankee (5) |
|
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| Lag finally escaped lock-up (5) |
|
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| Hold-up provides time to pen Spanish article |
|
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| Hold up English learner in part of week? (5) |
|
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| Put off |
Commuter |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Holdup at the airport, say |
|
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| During the day, the Spanish have an inactive period (5) |
|
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| Why lead can retard things |
|
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| Holdup at the airport |
|
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| Defer or postpone |
|
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| Make late: - the start |
|
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| Annoyance for a waiter? |
|
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| Pause while the lady turns the key in (5) |
|
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| Flight woe |
Universal |
12 Feb 2024 |
| Hold up a new deal with a Yankee (5) |
|
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| Hold up |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Jan 2024 |
| Stall |
Family Time |
21 Jan 2024 |
| Flight nuisance |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jan 2024 |
| Hold-up |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Hold up, hinder |
Mirror Tea Time |
07 Jan 2024 |
| Hold up |
Commuter |
21 Dec 2023 |
| Hold up some French deposit (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Hold up |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Dec 2023 |
| Hold up golfer Jason around English lake (5) |
|
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| Test of patience |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2023 |
| Wait |
New York Times |
27 Aug 2023 |
| Postpone |
The Times Concise |
11 Aug 2023 |
| Part of a bad trip, maybe |
New York Times |
02 Aug 2023 |
| Set back, as a flight schedule |
|
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| Wait |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Jun 2023 |
| Air traveler's annoyance |
|
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| Traveler's airport annoyance |
|
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| Hold up Ecstasy to be swallowed by crazy lady |
The Times Cryptic |
18 Apr 2023 |
| Supply chain inconvenience |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2023 |
| Slow down |
|
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| Airplane hold up, say |
|
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| Flight annoyance |
|
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| Airport bummer |
|
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| Dillydally |
Universal |
01 Jan 2023 |
| Postpone |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Dec 2022 |
| Hold up |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Nov 2022 |
| Holdup |
USA Today |
26 Oct 2022 |
| Airplane traveler's annoyance |
|
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| Make late |
LA Times Daily |
20 Sep 2022 |
| Hold up |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Aug 2022 |
| Airport annoyance, commonly |
|
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| Airplane traveler's annoyance |
|
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| Livestream annoyance |
USA Today |
20 May 2022 |
| Put off until later |
USA Today |
11 May 2022 |
| Postpone |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Mar 2022 |
| Slow someone down or make them late |
Irish Times Simplex |
16 Feb 2022 |
| Hold up |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Dec 2021 |
| Schedule setback |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2021 |
| Hold up |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Dec 2021 |
| Traveler's airport annoyance |
|
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| Moratorium |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Nov 2021 |
| Hold up |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Nov 2021 |
| Put off, defer |
The Times Concise |
26 Oct 2021 |
| Holdup |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Sep 2021 |
| Postpone |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Aug 2021 |
| Hold up |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Aug 2021 |
| Deadline threatener |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Aug 2021 |
| Commuter's annoyance |
USA Today |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Slowing of progress |
Newsday |
30 May 2021 |
| Internet lag, say |
|
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| Make late |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2021 |
| Airport annoyance, commonly |
|
|
| Hold up |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Mar 2021 |
| Hold-up |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Mar 2021 |
| Slow down |
|
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| Flier's concern |
|
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| Procrastinate |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2021 |
| Put off |
Newsday |
28 Jan 2021 |
| Twitch stream annoyance |
The Washington Post |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Twitch stream annoyance |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jan 2021 |
| A blizzard might cause one |
Universal |
16 Jan 2021 |
| Airport bummer |
|
|
| Postpone |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Dec 2020 |
| A hold-up of sorts |
|
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| Put off |
Universal |
15 Oct 2020 |
| Bit of a holdup at the airport |
|
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| What may feel interminable at a terminal |
Universal |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Postponement |
Family Time |
21 Jun 2020 |
| Sleepyhead doesn't count sheep by stone wall |
Irish Times Crosaire |
20 Jun 2020 |
| Airport hold up? |
|
|
| Postponement |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 May 2020 |
| Travel annoyance |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2020 |
| Hold up |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Apr 2020 |
| Airport bummer |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2020 |
| A hold-up |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Oct 2019 |
| Cause to be late |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Airport annoyance |
USA Today |
01 Oct 2019 |
| Video chat problem |
Jonesin |
13 Aug 2019 |
| Takeoff annoyance |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Aug 2019 |
| Airport frustration |
Universal |
02 Aug 2019 |
| Hinder |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 May 2019 |
| Postpone, defer |
The Times Concise |
09 Apr 2019 |
| Hold-up causing time wastage |
|
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| Holdup |
Universal |
05 Mar 2019 |
| "There was a ___ in the delivery due to heavy rainfall." (was late) |
|
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| Holdup at the airport |
|
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| Holdup |
|
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| Airport frustration |
|
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| Takeoff annoyance |
|
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| Airport annoyance |
|
|
| Lock and key upset lag |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Dec 2018 |
| Postponement |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Dec 2018 |
| Sleepyhead doesn't count sheep by stone wall? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Dec 2018 |
| Non-unlawful holdup |
Newsday |
02 Dec 2018 |
| Airport concern |
LA Times Daily |
26 Nov 2018 |
| Airport concern |
The Washington Post |
26 Nov 2018 |
| Make something late (rhymes with "relay") |
|
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| "We cannot afford to ___ the ceremony any further." (put off to a later time) |
|
|
| Dawdle |
Universal |
27 Aug 2018 |
| Airport headache |
Universal |
10 Aug 2018 |
| Air traveler's headache |
USA Today |
30 Mar 2018 |
| Holdup |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Mar 2018 |
| Airport concern |
|
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| Dawdle |
|
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| Airport headache |
|
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| Air traveler's headache |
|
|
| Pause and lock up, day over |
|
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| In time, the Spanish slow down |
|
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| Throw off schedule, say |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
29 Sep 2017 |
| Slow |
The Washington Post |
16 Sep 2017 |
| Slow |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2017 |
| Rejecting education, provide eggs for stall |
|
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| Postpone |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2017 |
| Procrastinate |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2017 |
| Hold back |
The Times Concise |
28 Apr 2017 |
| Postpone |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Apr 2017 |
| It causes people to wait |
Universal |
21 Mar 2017 |
| Put off action |
Premier Sunday |
29 Jan 2017 |
| Postpone |
|
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| Slow |
|
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| Put on hold |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2017 |
| Throw off schedule, say |
|
|
| The Spanish in time will get put off |
|
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| Airport bummer |
Universal |
26 Jul 2016 |
| Live broadcast feature, oxymoronically |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2016 |
| Airport annoyance |
Universal |
04 Jun 2016 |
| Time stealer |
Newsday |
20 Feb 2016 |
| Airport bummer |
|
|
| Live broadcast feature, oxymoronically |
|
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| Put off |
|
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| Airport annoyance |
|
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| Airport annoyance |
Family Time |
21 Dec 2015 |
| Postpone |
Newsday |
15 Dec 2015 |
| Hold up |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2015 |
| Traveler's annoyance |
Newsday |
03 May 2015 |
| Table, in meetings |
USA Today |
05 Apr 2015 |
| Table, at meetings |
USA Today |
16 Feb 2015 |
| Hold off on |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jan 2015 |
| Postpone |
Canadiana |
12 Jan 2015 |
| Table, at meetings |
|
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| Echoing effect |
|
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| Put off |
|
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| Postpone |
|
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| Hold up |
|
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| Table, in meetings |
|
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| Traveler's annoyance |
|
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| Dilly-dally |
|
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| Cause to be late |
|
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| Holdup |
|
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| Airport aggravation |
|
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| Flight annoyance |
|
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| Airport annoyance |
|
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| Drag one's feet |
|
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| Echoing foot pedal |
|
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| Airport annoyance |
|
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| Hold up |
|
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| Hold up |
|
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| Digital transmission problem |
|
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| Flier's annoyance |
|
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| Holdup |
|
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| Result of stalling |
|
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| 117-Across downer |
|
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| Airport woe |
|
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| Cause of a Heathrow row, possibly |
|
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| Foot pedal effect |
|
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| Slow down or slow up |
|
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| Procrastination result |
|
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| Commuter's annoyance |
|
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| Test of patience |
|
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| Postpone |
|
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| Postponement |
|
|
| Commuter's headache |
|
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| Throw off schedule |
|
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| Result of a jam |
|
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| Postpone |
|
|
| Former congressman appearing in the upcoming "DWTS" season |
|
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| Airport announcement |
|
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| Holdup |
|
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| Procrastinate |
|
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| Detain |
|
|
| Airport worry |
|
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| Progress problem |
|
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| Put off |
|
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| What rain may cause |
|
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| Holdup |
|
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| Suspension |
|
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| Flier's concern |
|
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| Postpone |
|
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| Hold up |
|
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| Suspension |
|
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| Flier's concern |
|
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| Hitch, perhaps |
|
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| Hitch, perhaps |
|
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| Flight problem |
|
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| Flight problem |
|
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| Problem at the airport |
|
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| Practice obstructionism |
|
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| Airport annoyance |
|
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| Problem at the airport |
|
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| Rain's effect on a baseball game |
|
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| Mass-transit problem |
|
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| Frequent flier's annoyance |
|
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| Airport aggravation |
|
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| Put off |
|
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| Put off |
|
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| Airport worry |
|
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| Postpone |
|
|
| Result of rain at a baseball game, perhaps |
|
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| Put on ice |
|
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| Hold up |
|
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| Airport schedule notice |
|
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| Dulles headache |
|
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| Rain result, possibly |
|
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| House powerhouse |
|
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| Filibuster |
|
|
| Texas Representative Tom |
|
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| Rain result, on some fields |
|
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| Postponement |
|
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| Holdup |
|
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| Slow down |
|
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| Slow down |
|
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| Schedule snag |
|
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| Holdup |
|
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| Drag one's heels |
|
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| Stall |
|
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| Holdup |
|
|
| Pause |
|
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| Hold up |
|
|
| He's with Clinton, on China anyway |
|
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| Airport bummer |
|
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| Airport worry |
|
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| Stoppage |
|
|
| Piddle around |
|
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| Put off |
|
|
| Procrastinate |
|
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| Commuter's problem |
|
|
| Table, at meetings |
|
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| Hold up |
|
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| Put off until later |
|
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| Traveler's headache |
|
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| Procrastinate |
|
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| Dawdle |
|
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| Dawdle |
|
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| Hold back |
|
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| Shelve |
|
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| Hold off |
|
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| Stall |
|
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| Put off |
|
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| Procrastinate |
|
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| Breakdown result |
|
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| Interruption |
|
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| Foot-dragging |
|
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| Cunctation |
|
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| Dillydally |
|
|
| " . . . the law's ___": Hamlet |
|
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| Result of a detour |
|
|
| Hold back |
|
|
| Moratorium |
|
|
| Bottleneck. |
|
|
| Setback. |
|
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| Postpone. |
|
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| Postponement. |
|
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| Respite. |
|
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| Time lost. |
|
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| Arrest. |
|
|
| Stop for a while. |
|
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| Procrastinate. |
|
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| Procrastination. |
|
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| Linger. |
|
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| Hold back. |
|
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