Yield to authority and put it off for a while (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFER Yield to authority and put it off for a while (5) (5)
8% POSTPONE Put off (8) Eugene Sheffer Oct 16, 2025
8% DELAY Put off (5) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 12, 2025
7% SAG Yield to gravity (3) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2025
7% NETS Eventually yields (4) Newsday Oct 16, 2025
7% INA ___ while (3) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
7% ORE Mine yield (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 14, 2025
7% INSIST Refuse to yield (6) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
7% SUBMIT Yield unwillingly (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 10, 2025
7% DAUNTED Disconcerted, put off (7) Puzzler Backwords Oct 6, 2025
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