Related Clues:

• It's no go for everything in Ted's confusion
• Stalled rate increase beginning to decline
• Refused to cooperate
• (Of car) stopped running
• Was evasive and high, after injecting drug, with everyone
• Delayed permit does make a difference
• Played for time when engine stopped
• Like a horse perhaps that's stopped running
• Was, first to last, strange: was evasive
• At last turn was front runner but broke down
• Stuck on a shoulder, say
• Bought time
• Hindered big-time
• *Played an impeding role
• Temporarily conked out