The clue "cease" last appeared in the USA Today crossword on October 5, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "STOP", a 4-letter word.
Solution STOP is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution STOP is 4 letters long. We have 21 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 196 solutions. The longest is ACKNOWLEDGE DEFEAT with 17 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.
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Solutions are between 2 and 17 letters long.
| Clue | Answer |
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| Come to an end (5) | |
| "Cut it out!" (5) | |
| Stop, finish (5) | |
| ___ and desist (5) | |
| Fire starter? (5) | |
| "Knock it off!" (5) | |
| Put an end to (5) | |