| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| aft | 3 | |
| tie | 3 | |
| end | 3 | |
| bar | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| pull | 4 | |
| rear | 4 | |
| curb | 4 | |
| rump | 4 | |
| stop | 4 | |
| clog | 4 | |
| warn | 4 | |
| tail | 4 | |
| snub | 4 | |
| stay | 4 | |
| rein | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| limit | 5 | |
| repel | 5 | |
| stunt | 5 | |
| rumps | 5 | |
| sadhu | 5 | |
| estop | 5 | |
| close | 5 | |
| crimp | 5 | |
| check | 5 | |
| delay | 5 | |
| strip | 5 | |
| embar | 5 | |
| break | 5 | |
| debar | 5 | |
| block | 5 | |
| deter | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| impede | 6 | |
| retard | 6 | |
| chaste | 6 | |
| thwart | 6 | |
| impair | 6 | |
| holdup | 6 | |
| stifle | 6 | |
| scotch | 6 | |
| resist | 6 | |
| hamper | 6 | |
| rebuff | 6 | |
| forbid | 6 | |
| oppose | 6 | |
| stymie | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| manacle | 7 | |
| nullify | 7 | |
| exclude | 7 | |
| obviate | 7 | |
| pull-in | 7 | |
| repress | 7 | |
| repulse | 7 | |
| slacken | 7 | |
| trammel | 7 | |
| prevent | 7 | |
| inhibit | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| obstruct | 8 | |
| suppress | 8 | |
| ward off | 8 | |
| withhold | 8 | |
| haunches | 8 | |
| encumber | 8 | |
| straiten | 8 | |
| retrench | 8 | |
| restrain | 8 | |
| sabotage | 8 | |
| Set Back | 8 | |
| rearward | 8 | |
| preserve | 8 | |
| forefend | 8 | |
| preclude | 8 | |
| prohibit | 8 | |
| put-back | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| frustrate | 9 | |
| forestall | 9 | |
| withstand | 9 | |
| checkmate | 9 | |
| INTERCEPT | 9 | |
| stave off | 9 | |
| push back | 9 | |
| interrupt | 9 | |
| embarrass | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| anticipate | 10 | |
| slow down | 10 | |
| turn aside | 10 | |
| retrograde | 10 | |
| NEUTRALIZE | 10 | |
| HAUNCHBACK | 10 | |
| 16 letters | ||
| counterinfluence | 16 | |