Answer: baffles

AnswerCrossword Clue
BAFFLESPerplexes
BAFFLESConfounds
BAFFLESFoils.
BAFFLESStumps
bafflesRestrain or regulate (a fluid, sound, etc.)
bafflesBAFFLE, to confound (to confuse (to perplex (to puzzle)))
bafflesTotally bewilder or perplex