The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DRIES , but the solution may also be SHUTS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Stops 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DRIES | 33 % | 5 |
| SHUTS | 33 % | 5 |
| CLAMS | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stops talking, with "up"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dry
- sry
- obturator
- deoppilation
- prayer
- pipe
- pipes
- stop
- quit
- acts
- everything
- shut
Crossword Answer definitions
DRIES noun- The process by which something is dried.
- A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (with "the") The dry season.
- An area of waterless country.
- (UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- To lose moisture.
- To remove moisture from.
- To be thirsty.
- To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
- For an actor to forget his or her lines while performing.
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 DRIES
- Helps with the dishes
- Desiccates
- Puts on the line
- ___ up (stops talking)
- Puts on the line?
- Lies in the sun, perhaps
- ___ up (quits talking)
- Hardens, perhaps
- Towels off
- Evaporates
More clues leading to the result SHUTS
- Closes down
- Secures
- Pulls to
- Closes
- Bars or bolts
- Locks up
- Seals
- Closes up
- Turns (off)
- Suspends operations, with "down"