The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HALT , but the solution may also be ARREST which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Bring to a stop crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HALT | 50 % | 4 |
| ARREST | 50 % | 6 |
Why may ARREST be the right solution?
The word "arrest" can mean to bring to a stop, especially in the context of stopping someone's movement or progress.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bring to a stop
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- halt
- cease
- terminate
- end
- discontinue
- period
- surcease
- close out
- quitting
- armistice
- end up
- offset
Crossword Answer definitions
HALT verb- To limp; move with a limping gait.
- To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
- To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
- To waver.
- To falter.
- A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
- A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
- To stop marching.
- To stop either temporarily or permanently.
- To bring to a stop.
- To cause to discontinue.
- Lameness; a limp.
- Lame, limping.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HALT
- "Hold it right there!"
- Sentry's command
- Sentry's cry
- Cease!
- Cut off
- Military command
- Stop in your tracks
- Stop!
- Watch word
- Stop