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Crossword answer

DELAYS

6 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 14 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, March 9, 2026
Letter pattern
DELAYS
Starts with D, ends with S · 6 letters
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Clues that lead to DELAYS

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ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Puts off6Evening StandardMar 9, 2026 Holds up for days, outwardly6Evening StandardSep 25, 2025 Hold-ups6The IndependentMay 30, 2025 Holds up6Evening StandardNov 18, 2024 Postpones6Eugene ShefferMay 2, 2024 Sadly upset about an early start, shows no haste6Evening StandardJul 5, 2023 Postpones days out6Evening StandardJan 13, 2022 Defers6Evening StandardNov 24, 2020 Procrastinates6Evening StandardJul 25, 2019

About DELAYS in crosswords

DELAYS is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 14 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Puts off” in the Evening Standard crossword on March 9, 2026.

Every appearance of DELAYS (14)

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Mar 9, 2026
Puts off · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Sep 25, 2025
Holds up for days, outwardly · Evening Standard · 22 Down
May 30, 2025
Hold-ups · The Independent · 20 Across
Nov 18, 2024
Holds up · Evening Standard · 1 Across
May 2, 2024
Postpones · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Down
Jul 5, 2023
Sadly upset about an early start, shows no haste · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Sep 19, 2022
Postpones · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
Sep 16, 2022
Hold-ups · Evening Standard · 23 Down
Jan 13, 2022
Postpones days out · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Nov 24, 2020
Defers · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Sep 11, 2020
Hold-ups · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Mar 10, 2020
Holds up for days, outwardly · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Jul 25, 2019
Procrastinates · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Aug 8, 2018
Holds up · Evening Standard · 1 Across