| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 letters | ||
| halt | 4 | |
| taut | 4 | |
| tame | 4 | |
| agog | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| pause | 5 | |
| slack | 5 | |
| stuck | 5 | |
| tense | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| untold | 6 | |
| static | 6 | |
| torpid | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| UNFIXED | 7 | |
| stumped | 7 | |
| puzzled | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| abeyance | 8 | |
| stagnant | 8 | |
| abeyancy | 8 | |
| sluggish | 8 | |
| sleeping | 8 | |
| standing | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| unaroused | 9 | |
| suspended | 9 | |
| undecided | 9 | |
| QUIVERING | 9 | |
| sedentary | 9 | |
| unsettled | 9 | |
| uncounted | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| SMOLDERING | 10 | |
| slumbering | 10 | |
| breathless | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| cliffhanger | 11 | |
| adjournment | 11 | |
| SUSPENSEFUL | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| UNDETERMINED | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| ontenterhooks | 13 | |
| unestablished | 13 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| stayofexecution | 15 | |
| 17 letters | ||
| with bated breath | 17 | |