Insect deterrent - lay aside temporarily (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOTHBALL Insect deterrent - lay aside temporarily (8) (8)
5% LENT Gave temporarily (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 17, 2025
5% LEND Give temporarily (4) New York Times Oct 13, 2025
5% IDLE Lay off (4) New York Times Sep 20, 2025
5% ALARM Burglar deterrent? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 9, 2025
5% TIDED Helped temporarily, with "over" (5) New York Times Sep 4, 2025
5% INTER Lay to rest (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 3, 2025
5% EARMARK Lay aside weapon in English island with no sun (7) (7)
5% RESERVE Lay aside (7) Premier Sunday Mar 6, 2022
5% PUTBY Lay aside (5) New York Times Sep 27, 2019
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