Puts a stop to
The crossword clue "Puts a stop to" is answered by HALTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
HALTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HALTS answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for HALTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by HALTS, most used first.
- Stops - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Stops marching - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Ceases - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Obeys a sentry - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Puts an end to - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Comes to a stop - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Obeys the sentry - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Stop - CEASE, used 181 times
- Puts away - STOWS, used 57 times
- Stop on ___ - ADIME, used 53 times
- Puts in the mail - SENDS, used 50 times
- Train stop - DEPOT, used 44 times
- Caravan stop - OASIS, used 40 times
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