Hold off to obey (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hold off to obey (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEFER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFER Hold off to obey (5) (5)
10% HEED Obey (4) USA Today Oct 21, 2025
9% TOE __ the line (obey) (3) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
9% ATBAY Keep ____, hold off (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 10, 2025
9% DEFY Refuse to obey (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 25, 2025
9% ABIDE ___ by, obey (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 17, 2025
9% HEEDS Obeys (5) USA Today Jul 2, 2025
8% WAIT "Hold on!" (4)
8% CONTAIN Hold (7) LA Times Daily Sep 20, 2025
8% TOED ___ the line (obeyed) (4)
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