Postpone work on aircraft delivery (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOTHBALL Postpone work on aircraft delivery (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 2, 2025
7% STAY Postponement (4) The Telegraph Quick Feb 15, 2026
7% DEFER Postpone (5) Eugene Sheffer Feb 10, 2026
7% PLANE Aircraft (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 24, 2026
7% DELAYED Postponed (7) The Times Concise Jan 13, 2026
7% SHELVE Postpone (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 9, 2025
6% PROJECTRUNWAY *Aircraft marshaling? (13) LA Times Daily Feb 20, 2026
6% SONS Male deliveries (4) Newsday Feb 19, 2026
6% USN Org. with aircraft carriers (3) Universal Feb 19, 2026
6% DELAY Postpone (5) (5) Mirror Quick Feb 18, 2026

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