Put off backing for official journalist (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFER Put off backing for official journalist (5) (5)
8% READDS Puts back in (6) TV Oct 26, 2025
8% POSTPONE Put off (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
8% DELAY Put off (5) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 12, 2025
7% DAUNTED Disconcerted, put off (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 6, 2025
7% RETURNS Puts back wheels again? (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
7% DETER Put off, discourage (5) The Times Concise Sep 25, 2025
7% DETERGENT Cleaning is put off by man (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 25, 2025
7% TABLE Put off for now (5) New York Times Sep 24, 2025
7% RESETS Puts back to zero (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 18, 2025
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