Hold up the deal, ridiculously, by a year (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DELAY Hold up the deal, ridiculously, by a year (5) (5)
7% BEAR Hold up (4) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
7% MOCK Ridicule (4) USA Today Quick Jan 24, 2026
7% ROB Hold up (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
7% ITSABSURD "Ridiculous!" (9) New York Times Dec 15, 2025
7% PROP Hold (up) (4) Universal Nov 6, 2025
6% WHOA "Hold on there!" (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 10, 2026
6% MOCKING Ridiculing second century leader (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
6% LEAP __ year (year with a February 29th) (4) Newsday Feb 9, 2026
6% CAR Tractor holds up another vehicle (3) (3) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
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