Cessation of hostilities
The crossword clue "Cessation of hostilities" is answered by TRUCE, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TRUCE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRUCE answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TRUCE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRUCE, most used first.
- Cease-fire - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Armistice - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- Break in hostilities - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Agreement to stop fighting - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Respite. - used 9 times, most recently in 2000
- Temporary peace - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Ceasefire - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- White-flag indicator - used 6 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.
- Engaged in hostilities - ATWAR, used 8 times
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