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The answer

STOP

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

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2010. It appears in 1 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Pull the plug on - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Railroad-crossing word - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Street-corner sign - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Train station - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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• Spring period - LENT, used 41 times
• Prosperous period - BOOM, used 38 times
• Fasting period - LENT, used 33 times
• Quiet period - LULL, used 29 times
• Period in office - TERM, used 25 times

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