Hold up(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Hold up”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 7th October 2025.

The answer is

D E L A Y

5 letters · most recently seen on 7th October 2025

Other clues that solve to DELAY

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#1 across Procrastinate (5) 2nd September 2026
#38 across Check the Spanish in time (5) 12th July 2026
#16 down Postpone (5) 5th July 2026
#37 across Procrastinate (5) 26th May 2026
#13 down Postpone (5) 8th May 2026
#16 down Postpone (5) 9th April 2026
#26 across Hold-up (5) 28th November 2025
#21 across Hang around for a time outside the help centre (5) 25th November 2025
#1 across Procrastinate (5) 27th October 2025
#17 down Postpone (5) 23rd October 2025
#21 across Wait for a New Deal on the 4th of July (5) 20th October 2025
#12 across Arrest some felon in time (5) 12th October 2025
#10 across Hold up (5) 7th October 2025
#15 down Hold up (5) 27th September 2025
#1 across Postpone (5) 12th September 2025
#32 across Hold-up (5) 29th August 2025
#26 across Postpone the day out? (5) 21st July 2025
#22 across Wait and you'll get a bit of help in time (5) 20th May 2025
#25 down Hold up (5) 24th April 2025
#38 across Postpone (5) 19th March 2025
#1 down Hindrance (5) 12th February 2025
#5 down Hindrance (5) 6th February 2025
#19 across Hold up (5) 23rd January 2025
#22 across Postpone (5) 9th January 2025
#15 down Hesitate (5) 12th December 2024
#37 across Hold up (5) 22nd August 2024
#35 across Postpone (5) 14th May 2024
#14 across Postpone (5) 20th March 2024
#33 down Postpone (5) 20th February 2024
#15 down Postpone (5) 1st January 2024
#32 down Postpone (5) 7th December 2023
#18 down Wait while the Spanish take time out (5) 6th November 2023
#27 down Procrastinate (5) 18th October 2023
#31 across Hold up (5) 26th September 2023
#37 across Procrastinate (5) 14th August 2023
#6 across The Spanish, in time, will say "Oh, ma–ana!" (5) 22nd May 2023
#3 across Postpone (5) 5th April 2023
#15 across Despite which, you get letters within 24 hours? (5) 13th March 2023
#16 down Hold up (5) 28th February 2023
#26 down What led to the late finish the lady was upset about (5) 22nd February 2023

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