The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CLAM … which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Stop talking, with “up” crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLAM … | 50 % | 8 |
| CLAM | 50 % | 4 |
Why may CLAM be the right solution?
The answer "CLAM" fits the clue because "CLAM UP" is a common phrase meaning to stop talking or become silent.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stop talking, with “up”
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dry
- sry
- shut
- shutting
- dry up
- pipe
- pipes
- button up
- lip
- quiet
- shh
- silence
Crossword Answer definitions
CLAM … noun- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- Strong pincers or forceps.
- A kind of vise, usually of wood.
- A dollar (usually used in the plural).
- A Scientologist.
- A vagina.
- One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.
- To dig for clams.
- A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
- To produce, in bellringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to clang.
- Clamminess; moisture
- To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
- To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.
- Clammy.
- Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism. A device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust set.
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