| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BACKORDER | Something temporarily out of stock |
| bottom | surface (as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it used figuratively in phrases like the bottom dropped out to describe a sudden collapse or downturn lost millions when the bottom dropped out of the stock market |
| scotching | Render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless |
| scotched | Render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless |
| AWOL | Temporarily out of service? |
| SUSPEND | Kick out of school temporarily |
| ATLUNCH | Temporarily out of the office |
| ONBAIL | Out of the can, perhaps temporarily |
