"Knock it off!"
The crossword clue ""Knock it off!"" is answered by DESIST, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DESIST
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DESIST answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CANYOUNOT (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for DESIST
Every other clue in this collection answered by DESIST, most used first.
- Stop - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Cease - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
- Cease and ___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Cease's partner - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Cut it out - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Tips off - ALERTS, used 50 times
- Wards off - AVERTS, used 46 times
- Off course - ERRANT, used 41 times
- Show off - FLAUNT, used 38 times
- Off course - ASTRAY, used 37 times
- Off the mark - ERRANT, used 34 times
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