The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HALTS , but the solution may also be DESISTS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Stops crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HALTS | 19 % | 5 |
| DESISTS | 18 % | 7 |
| CEASES | 17 % | 6 |
| ENDS | 17 % | 4 |
| ARRESTS | 12 % | 7 |
| DEPOTS | 3 % | 6 |
| RESTS | 3 % | 5 |
| PAUSES | 2 % | 6 |
| DETAINS | 2 % | 7 |
| MORATORIA | 1 % | 9 |
| BRAKES | 1 % | 6 |
| ADJOURNS | 1 % | 8 |
| EMBARS | 1 % | 6 |
| PLUGSUP | 1 % | 7 |
| STALLS | 1 % | 6 |
| DIES | 1 % | 4 |
| PERIODS | 1 % | 7 |
Why may DESISTS be the right solution?
The word "desists" means to stop doing something. So, "Stops" can be synonymously represented by "DESISTS".
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Crossword Answer definitions
HALTS 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.
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 HALTS
- Breaks off
- Cuts short
- Goes no farther
- Quits mid-march
- Arrests
- Comes to a stop
- Obeys a sentry
- Heeds the sentry
- Brakes
- Reaches a standstill
More clues leading to the result DESISTS
More clues leading to the result CEASES
- Stops raining
- Puts an end to
- Discontinues
- Breaks off
- Concludes
- Brings to a stop
- Stops
- Terminates
- Lays off
- Puts the kibosh on
More clues leading to the result ENDS
- Comes to a conclusion
- Loose ____
- Means justification, to some
- Odds' partner
- Pulls the plug on
- Remnants
- Shakespeare title word
- Some are split
- These may be tight or split
- They can be tight or loose
More clues leading to the result ARRESTS
- Takes into custody
- Collars
- Takes in parts of rap records? (7)
- Cuffs
- Police-force stat
- Checks
- Rap sheet data
- Takes in for booking
- Stems
- Rap sheet entries
More clues leading to the result DEPOTS
- Stations
- Freight buildings
- Dots on a railway map
- Storehouses
- Whistle stop stops
- Stops on a line
- They might be termini
- Railroad stops
- Train stations
- Bus stations
More clues leading to the result RESTS
- Musical breathers
- Takes five
- Musical stops
- Quiet moments
- Sheet music symbols
- Takes a breather
- Takes a siesta
- Takes a break
- Pauses
- Stops playing
More clues leading to the result PAUSES
- Pregnant moments?
- Brief rests
- Takes a breather
- Hiatuses
- Commas signal them
- Obeys a comma
- Short stops
- Stops and waits
- Dash results
- Features of many impromptu speeches
More clues leading to the result DETAINS
- Holds back
- Holds in custody
- Holds for questioning
- Keeps in custody
- Withholds.
- Causes to remain.
- Keeps in custody.
- Confines.
- Stops.
- Keeps back
More clues leading to the result MORATORIA
- Temporary suspensions
- Halts
- Legal authorizations for delay in payments.
- Authorized delays
- Stops
- Suspensions
- Suspensions of activity
- Freezes
- Breaks
More clues leading to the result BRAKES
- Slows down
- They stop traffic
- They can stop traffic
- Sedan stoppers
- Auto maintenance items
- Car stoppers
- They have shoes and drums
- *Holdup causes?
- Traffic stoppers?
- They're depressed by drivers
More clues leading to the result ADJOURNS
More clues leading to the result EMBARS
More clues leading to the result PLUGSUP
More clues leading to the result STALLS
- Stable areas
- Conks out
- Tries to buy time
- Quits turning over
- Plays for time
- Blocks
- Stable divisions
- Hems and haws, maybe
- Delays
- Delays on purpose
More clues leading to the result DIES
- Stamping devices
- Taps' partners
- __ laughing (cracks up)
- Buys the farm
- Goes the way of all flesh
- Becomes powerless
- Coin stampers
- Runs out of juice
- Loses in a videogame, often
- Conks out