Quell
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 17 crossword solutions for Quell which appeared recently in The Sun Cryptic.
We have deemed Quell as a UNCOMMON crossword clue as we have not seen it regularly in many crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "SUBDUE".
Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Thursday, 29 Nov 2018
Crossword Answers
4 letters
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"
5 letters
ALLAY
Lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
QUIET
A disposition free from stress or emotion
QUASH
Put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
CRUSH
The act of crushing
6 letters
PACIFY
Fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
SUBDUE
Correct by punishment or discipline
STIFLE
Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
QUENCH
Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
7 letters
SQUELCH
An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
APPEASE
Make peace with
PUTDOWN
Make a record of; set down in permanent form
REPRESS
Conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
SILENCE
A refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"
8 letters
SUPPRESS
Reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"
10 letters
REPRESSION
The act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"
EXTINGUISH
Put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"