Pull the plug on

The answer

STOP

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

Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 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.

• END (36 uses in xd)
• CEASE (4 uses in xd)
• DRAIN (3 uses in xd)
• ABORT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for STOP

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

• Halt - used 201 times, most recently in 2026
• Cease - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
• Go no further - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
• "Cut it out!" - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• "Knock it off!" - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Discontinue - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Organ part - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Traffic sign - used 41 times, most recently in 2023
• "Cut that out!" - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Desist - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• "Enough!" - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Say no more - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
• "That's enough!" - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• "Cool it!" - used 27 times, most recently in 2022
• Word in an octagon - used 27 times, most recently in 2021
• "Freeze!" - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Octagonal sign - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Word on an octagon - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• "Quit it!" - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Street sign - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Put an end to - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Come to a halt - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• "Enough already!" - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Block. - used 21 times, most recently in 2019
• Organ knob - used 20 times, most recently in 2020
• Where to get off - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Knock off - used 18 times, most recently in 2020
• "Hold it!" - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Word on an octagonal sign - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Break off - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• End - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Hit the brakes - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Road sign - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
• Station - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Subway station - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Telegram period - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• Telegram punctuation - used 14 times, most recently in 2020
• Word in a red octagon - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Call a halt to - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Check - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Plug up - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• Arrest - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Period. - used 12 times, most recently in 2001
• Pull over - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Word on a red octagon - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Word on a red sign - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Avast! - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
• Intercept. - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Quit - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Sojourn. - used 11 times, most recently in 1982
• Terminate - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• What to do "in the name of love" - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• Call it a day - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Highway sign - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• "No more!" - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Cease and desist - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Intersection sign - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Octagonal street sign - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Cessation. - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Organ setting - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• "Whoa!" - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
• Boarding place - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• "Go no farther!" - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Hold the phone - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• "___! In the Name of Love" - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Octagon message - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Octagonal order - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Octagonal road sign - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Organ piece - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Pull up - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Put the kibosh on - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Telegram word - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
• What to do when you see red? - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Bring to a halt - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Grind to a halt - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• "Now hold on there!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Obstruct - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Octagonal sign word - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Railroad-crossing word - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Street-corner sign - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Telegraph period - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Train station - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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.

• Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
• In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
• On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
• From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
• Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
• Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times

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