Answer:

interim

Answer	Crossword Clue
INTERIM	Short-term
INTERIM	Meantime
INTERIM	Temporary

INTERIM	Temporary period
INTERIM	Provisional
INTERIM	Timely gap
INTERIM	Meanwhile
INTERIM	Stopgap
INTERIM	Time between periods.
INTERIM	Meanwhile.
INTERIM	Meantime.

INTERIM	The meantime.
INTERIM	Betweentime.
INTERIM	Entr'acte, for instance.
INTERIM	Novel by R. C. Hutchinson.
INTERIM	Time between.
INTERIM	Temporary.
INTERIM	Provisional.
INTERIM	Pause.

INTERIM	Provisional, as a council
INTERIM	Gap
INTERIM	Break in new timer (7)
INTERIM	Time gap

Crossword

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