Put off
The crossword clue "Put off" is answered by DEFER, a 5-letter entry. Used 99 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DEFER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DEFER answer page.
Used 99 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- POSTPONE (17 uses in xd)
Other clues for DEFER
Every other clue in this collection answered by DEFER, most used first.
- Postpone - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Put up - ERECT, used 263 times
- Put up with - ABIDE, used 183 times
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Ward off - AVERT, used 152 times
- Put in office - ELECT, used 120 times
- Cut off - SEVER, used 104 times
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