Desist
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Mirror Classic.
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Publications
- The Mirror Classic - Thursday, 8 Apr 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Tuesday, 2 Feb 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Wednesday, 25 Nov 2020
- The Mirror Classic - Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020
- The Mirror Classic - Wednesday, 9 Sep 2020
- The Mirror Classic - Tuesday, 18 Aug 2020
- The Mirror Classic - Wednesday, 5 Aug 2020
- The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Monday, 17 Feb 2020
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 5 May 2019
Crossword Answers
2 letters
TM
A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime
3 letters
END
The part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
DIE
A cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
OFF
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
LAY
Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
4 letters
WAIT
The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"
DENY
Refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
VINE
A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
AWAY
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
STAY
Continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
QUIT
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
STOP
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
5 letters
CEASE
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
ADMIT
Afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
REMIT
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
AVAST
SANYO
LEAVE
The act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
NOTTO
AVOID
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
FORGO
Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
NOTDO
CEASE
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GIVEUP
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
GIVEIN
Yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
DEFEAT
The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
STOPIT
ENOUGH
Sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
7 letters
REFRAIN
Choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
ABSTAIN
Refrain from voting
DECLINE
Change toward something smaller or lower
8 letters
SURCEASE
A stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"
GIVEOVER
11 letters
DISCONTINUE
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"