Cut off WSJ Crossword Clue

• (noun)
  1. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
  2. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
• (verb)
  1. bring to an end or halt
  2. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

• OFF (verb)
  1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
• OFF (adverb)
  1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth’ is obsolete)
  2. at a distance in space or time
• OFF (adjective)
  1. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
  2. in an unpalatable state
• CUT (noun)
  1. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
  2. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
• CUT (verb)
  1. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
  2. cut down on; make a reduction in
• CUT (adjective)
  1. made neat and tidy by trimming
  2. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

• STOP
  (4 letters)
• SHEAR
  (5 letters)
• DISOWN
  (6 letters)
• LOP
  (3 letters)
• SEVER
  (5 letters)
• LOPPED
  (6 letters)
• Amputate
  (8 letters)
• NOTQUITEFINISHE
  (15 letters)
• ALONE
  (5 letters)
• ISOLATE
  (7 letters)
• SNIPPED
  (7 letters)
• ISOLATED
  (8 letters)
• ENDED
  (5 letters)
• CEASE
  (5 letters)
• INTERCEPT
  (9 letters)
• SHORN
  (5 letters)
• SAWN
  (4 letters)
• AXED
  (4 letters)
• NIP
  (3 letters)

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DEN