"Don't take another step!"

The answer

HALT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HALT answer page.

Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 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.

• STOP (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for HALT

Every other clue in this collection answered by HALT, most used first.

• Stop - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Sentry's command - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Sentry's cry - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• "Stop right there!" - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Sentry's shout - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Sentry's order - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Cease - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• "Freeze!" - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Sentry's word - used 19 times, most recently in 2016
• Put a stop to - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Standstill - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• "Hold it right there!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Sentry's "Stop!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Shut down - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Come to a standstill - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• "Go no further!" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Sentry's call - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Stop order? - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Come to a stop - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Discontinue - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Stop marching - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Guard's shout - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Military command - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• "___! Who goes there?" - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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.

• Take a break - REST, used 268 times
• Take five - REST, used 265 times
• Take a breather - REST, used 230 times
• Take on - HIRE, used 184 times
• Take it easy - REST, used 162 times
• "Why don't we!" - LETS, used 157 times

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