The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HALT , but the solution may also be HALT! which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
"Hold it right there!" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HALT | 38 % | 4 |
| WHOA | 38 % | 4 |
| FREEZE | 10 % | 6 |
| STOP | 10 % | 4 |
| HALT! | 5 % | 5 |
Why may HALT be the right solution?
The answer "HALT!" fits the clue "Hold it right there!" because "halt" is a command that means to stop or pause immediately.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: "Hold it right there!"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- move
- freeze
- stop
- arrest
- quit
- moving
- break
- pause
- here
- hand
- name
- way
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
More clues leading to the result WHOA
- Halter for a horse
- Mountie's command
- Rider's "Stop!"
- Dobbin stopper
- Not so fast!
- Horse halter
- "Get the fuck out"
- Interjection that seemingly no one on the internet can spell correctly
- "Hang on"
- "That blew my mind!"
More clues leading to the result FREEZE
- Hold still
- "Hold it!"
- "Don't move a muscle!"
- "Don't make a move!"
- "Don't budge!"
- Ice up
- "Hold it right there!"
- Citrus grower's concern
- Turn to ice
- Don't move
More clues leading to the result STOP
- "__ the music!"
- Depot
- Halt
- Octagon message
- Organ piece
- Railroad-crossing word
- Scrub a mission
- Cease movement
- Discontinue
- Glottal __