Stop
The crossword clue "Stop" is answered by HALT, a 4-letter entry. Used 74 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1926. It appears in 26 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
HALT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HALT answer page.
Used 74 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1926. It appears in 26 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for HALT
Every other clue in this collection answered by HALT, most used first.
- 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
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.
- "Bus Stop" playwright - INGE, used 177 times
- Cruise stop - ISLE, used 115 times
- Cruise stop - PORT, used 45 times
- Stop up - CLOG, used 39 times
- Puts a stop to - ENDS, used 29 times
- Truck stop sight - SEMI, used 26 times
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