| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| drag | to act with reluctance; delay |
| FOOTDRAGGING | Reluctance to act |
| admitted | Confess to be true or to be the case, typically with reluctance |
| admitting | Confess to be true or to be the case, typically with reluctance |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance coax had to cajole them into going |
| loiterers | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses dawdle |
| laches | (used with a sing. v.) failure to do something at the proper time, esp. such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding |
