Last seen in:
- The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,413 - Oct 30 2022
- Wall Street Journal - Feb 12 2022 - Alternate Plans
- The Telegraph - QUICK CROSSWORD NO: 28,567 - Oct 25 2017
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 7166 - October 25, 2016
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 6294 - January 10, 2014
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 6202 - September 24, 2013
- Newsday.com - Jul 25 2013
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 5407 - March 10, 2011
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 4837 - May 12, 2009
- The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 4531 - May 19, 2008
Related Clues:
- Postponement of trouble or sentence
- A gap or interruption
- Postponement of the death sentence
- Racing tip that professes to be a certainty
- Temporary calm or respite
- A Spanish nap
- A lacuna or interruption
- A brief sleep, forty winks
- A gap or lacuna
- Temporary relief, like stay on death sentence
- A brief snooze
- A break or gap in a series
- Spanish afternoon nap
- A calm period as in a storm
- A short sleep