The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STIFLE , but the solution may also be ALLAY which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Quell crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STIFLE | 24 % | 6 |
| ALLAY | 24 % | 5 |
| REPRESS | 12 % | 7 |
| QUIET | 6 % | 5 |
| CRUSH | 6 % | 5 |
| SUBDUE | 6 % | 6 |
| STEM | 6 % | 4 |
| PACIFY | 6 % | 6 |
| OVERPOWER | 6 % | 9 |
| APPEASE | 6 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Quell
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- squelch
- stay
- appease
- suppress
- eliminate
- repress
- suppression
- subside
- stop
- terminate
- defuse
- oppress
Crossword Answer definitions
STIFLE noun- A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.
- A bone disease of this region.
- To interrupt or cut off.
- To repress, keep in or hold back.
- To smother or suffocate.
- To feel smothered etc.
- To die of suffocation.
- To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.
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 STIFLE
- Bunker command?
- Suppress
- Suppress, as a cough
- Sit on
- Put a lid on
- Horse's knee
- Suppress, as a yawn
- Archie Bunker command
- Squelch
- Archie's admonition to Edith
More clues leading to the result ALLAY
- Ease, as one's fears
- Set to rest
- Put to rest
- Relieve
- Soothe
- Calm, as fears
- Ease, as anxieties
- Soften
- Mollify
- Make quiet
More clues leading to the result REPRESS
- Block parties when you were completely wasted, say
- Hold back
- Stifle
- Keep in, as feelings
- Keep in check
- Hold back.
- Overpower.
- Quell.
- Hold down.
- Hold in check.
More clues leading to the result QUIET
- Wayne's "The __ Man"
- Partner of peace
- Like a library
- "Shhh!"
- Hushed
- Peace partner
- Admonition from a librarian
- Librarian's warning
- Librarian's request
- Serenity
More clues leading to the result CRUSH
- Temporary infatuation
- Rush-hour subway phenomenon
- Romantic obsession
- Annihilate
- Infatuated feeling
- Infatuation
- Short-lived infatuation
- More than just defeat
- Prepare grapes for wine
- Hug tight
More clues leading to the result SUBDUE
- Keep down
- Pin in a ring, perhaps
- Overcome
- Overpower by force
- Tame
- Put down
- Quash
- Pin in a ring, say
- Bring under control
- Quell
More clues leading to the result STEM
- Derive from
- Bud supporter
- Flower holder
- Pipe part
- Stern's other end?
- Watch part
- Wine glass feature
- Wine glass part
- Bloom supporter
- Check
More clues leading to the result PACIFY
- Give a teething ring to, perhaps
- Calm
- Appease
- Calm down
- Calm.
- Tranquilize.
- Still.
- Soothe
- Make calm
- Give a binky to, say