Put an end to
The crossword clue "Put an end to" is answered by CEASE, a 5-letter entry. Used 44 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
CEASE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CEASE answer page.
Used 44 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for CEASE
Every other clue in this collection answered by CEASE, most used first.
- Stop - used 181 times, most recently in 2026
- Discontinue - used 143 times, most recently in 2026
- Halt - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Leave off - used 31 times, most recently in 2013
- Desist - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- End - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Put a stop to - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Terminate - used 29 times, most recently in 2021
- ___ and desist - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Knock off - used 27 times, most recently in 2019
- Quit - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Come to a halt - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Put up - ERECT, used 263 times
- Put up with - ABIDE, used 183 times
- Put in office - ELECT, used 120 times
- Battery end - ANODE, used 109 times
- Put off - DEFER, used 99 times
- Put into law - ENACT, used 97 times
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