Put a stop to Crossword Clue

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Put a stop to Crossword Answer

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BAN

(3 letters)

DESISTED

(8 letters)

CEASE

(5 letters)

SQUELCH

(7 letters)

CEASED

(6 letters)

ENDED

(5 letters)

HALT

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PUT (verb)
1. attribute or give
2. formulate in a particular style or language
PUT (noun)
1. the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
STOP (verb)
1. put an end to a state or an activity
2. prevent completion
STOP (noun)
1. an obstruction in a pipe or tube
2. the act of stopping something

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

BAN
(3 letters)
DESISTED
(8 letters)
CEASE
(5 letters)
SQUELCH
(7 letters)
CEASED
(6 letters)
ENDED
(5 letters)
HALT
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More Newsday Crossword (10/4/2026) Answers

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19. Etching compound

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22. Frigidaire rival

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25. Carnival confection

27. Fixture in some basements

28. Opulent residence

30. Morn's opposite

31. Flat-topped hill

33. More adorable

34. Pop’s pop

38. "In what way?"

42. Champagne holder

44. Have some

45. Tremendously

46. Part of a flight

48. Smokestack buildup

50. This in Tijuana

51. Gunk

52. Very light dessert

55. Tibia's place

56. Be under the weather

57. Trim, as bushes

58. Most flexible

60. Media mogul Turner

61. Entertains lavishly

63. Touch base via phone

64. Pop singer Tori

66. Proclaim

67. Money-managing exec.

69. Six-pt. plays

70. Lose energy

71. Collar insert

72. Sentence segment

74. Avid aficionados

77. Informal refusal

78. Brake sound

80. Festoon

82. Vietnamese holiday

83. No longer happening

85. Marine, slangily

87. Goodness!

88. Hard to come by

89. __ for (chooses)

90. Gaggle sounds

91. Bridle attachment

92. Eternal

94. Waters down

96. Strong point

97. Scoff (at)

98. British nobleman

100. Word on Irish stamps

103. Pothook shape

104. Fill with love

106. Mrs. Smith's competitor

111. Gentle-but-firm persuasion

115. Duke Ellington tune

117. Toon mermaid

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120. Wistful word

121. Can't do without

122. Fruit skins

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124. Rooster or stallion

All Answers

Down

1. Cantina fare

2. Antioxidant berry

3. Flour producer

4. Make revisions to

5. Make amends (for)

6. Pokes fun at

7. Timeline slice

8. Quick message

9. Plant in Road Runner cartoons

10. WWII subs

11. Flat-topped hill

12. Star-shaped flower

13. Prefix meaning 'recent'

14. Speed demons

15. Flows forth

16. Aficionado

18. Bradbury of sci-fi

24. Hunter's garb for short

26. Nullifies

29. Snowman accessory

32. Once more

35. Intertwine

36. Shows compassion for

37. Easel, for example

38. Comics Viking

39. Skateboarding stunt

40. Daydreamer

41. NASCAR sponsor

43. Vitality

44. Small memento

46. Bookcase fastener

47. In this way

48. Take to task

49. Caravan stop

53. Slangy suffix

54. Actor Nick

57. Ruses

59. Raptor's grabber

62. Top-10 baby girl name of the 2010s

63. Team leader

65. Yoga accessory

67. Flout the rules

68. Worries

70. Road branches

71. Brute

72. Gets ready

73. 'Steady as __ goes'

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75. Send payment

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77. U.S.-Canada defense system

79. Least distant

80. Shortly, to Shelley

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84. Unburdened

86. Safari sighting

87. Spanish gold

93. '50s Fords

94. Go places

95. Base-clearing hits

96. Frond-bearing plant

98. Beauty and the Beast girl

99. Battery pole

101. "Not so!" reply

102. Support bars

105. Invitation abbreviation

107. Economist Smith

108. Name derived from Dolores

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110. Ultimatum ender

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113. Fabricated statement

114. Empty space

116. Natural drier

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