Defers (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">defers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('postpone' can be a synonym of 'defer')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for postpones that I've seen before include "Puts off till another time" , "Holds over to another time" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">defers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(suspending is a kind of deferring)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for suspends that I've seen before include "Brings to a temporary halt" , "Temporarily prevents from continuing" , "Hangs from something" , "Stops" , "Bars temporarily, from school say" .)