Postpone work on aircraft delivery (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Postpone work on aircraft delivery (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 2, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MOTHBALL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOTHBALL Postpone work on aircraft delivery (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 2, 2025
7% DEFER Postpone (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 25, 2025
7% DELAYS Postpones (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Sep 15, 2025
7% BUYTIME Postpone the inevitable (7) LA Times Daily Sep 14, 2025
7% ONHOLD Suspended, postponed (6) The Times Concise Sep 4, 2025
7% OFF Postponed (3) The Telegraph Quick Aug 10, 2025
6% JET Jumbo ___ (large aircraft) (3)
6% ONICE Postponed, like some champagne? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2025
6% MAIL Postal delivery (4)
6% ARIA Diva's delivery (4) Newsday Sep 18, 2025

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