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Defer Turning Up Swell Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PUTOFF which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%6Exact Match!
verb

• hold back to a later time

• cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

• take away the enthusiasm of

• cause to feel embarrassment

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

49%6Defer turning up? Swell
noun

• a pretext for delay or inaction

26%7Defer or postpone
verb

• prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something

• limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally

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