Delays on purpose
The crossword clue "Delays on purpose" is answered by STALLS, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STALLS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STALLS answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for STALLS
Every other clue in this collection answered by STALLS, most used first.
- Plays for time - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Delays - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Buys time - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Drags one's feet - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Stable enclosures - used 6 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.
- Purpose - INTENT, used 52 times
- Ultimate purpose - ENDALL, used 23 times
- Serving no purpose - OTIOSE, used 19 times
- Ultimate purpose - ENDUSE, used 17 times
- Walked with purpose - STRODE, used 17 times
- Finds another purpose for - REUSES, used 11 times
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