| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| why | 3 | |
| shy | 3 | |
| mar | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| stun | 4 | |
| halt | 4 | |
| trip | 4 | |
| slip | 4 | |
| roll | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| quail | 5 | |
| waver | 5 | |
| spoil | 5 | |
| botch | 5 | |
| throw | 5 | |
| wince | 5 | |
| qualm | 5 | |
| start | 5 | |
| shift | 5 | |
| rally | 5 | |
| stump | 5 | |
| stick | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| strike | 6 | |
| haggle | 6 | |
| opiate | 6 | |
| enigma | 6 | |
| strain | 6 | |
| blotch | 6 | |
| squawk | 6 | |
| puzzle | 6 | |
| shrink | 6 | |
| falter | 6 | |
| recoil | 6 | |
| sit-in | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| stickle | 7 | |
| stagger | 7 | |
| stumper | 7 | |
| sticker | 7 | |
| startle | 7 | |
| scuttle | 7 | |
| stumble | 7 | |
| quibble | 7 | |
| scruple | 7 | |
| shuffle | 7 | |
| stupefy | 7 | |
| blunder | 7 | |
| protest | 7 | |
| shyness | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| surprise | 8 | |
| stampede | 8 | |
| dubitate | 8 | |
| hesitate | 8 | |
| stick-at | 8 | |
| sidestep | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| shrinking | 9 | |
| skedaddle | 9 | |
| pull-back | 9 | |
| stickling | 9 | |
| pussyfoot | 9 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| remonstrate | 11 | |
| SPLIT HAIRS | 11 | |
| prevaricate | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| tergiversate | 12 | |
| 17 letters | ||
| tough proposition | 17 | |