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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

AXE
Chop or split with an ax; "axe wood"

END
The part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"

ENV

CAN
Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

CAP
A tight-fitting headdress

4 letters

COME
The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

DROP
The act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"

FARE
An agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"

HOLD
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

HALT
An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"

FIRE
The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

SACK
The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

STOP
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

5 letters

LAPSE
A mistake resulting from inattention

CLOSE
The concluding part of any performance

CEASE
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

SCRUB
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

ABORT
The act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"

BELAY
Something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured

CROWN
An ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

ENSUE
Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

ISSUE
The act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

KNOCK
Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"

LEAVE
The act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

MOPUP
A concluding action

PROVE
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

RAISE
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

6 letters

ATTEND
To accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result; "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

FINISH
The act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

LAYOFF
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

LETOUT
Bring out of a specific state

FOLLOW
Travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"

TOPOUT
To reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"

UNFOLD
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

EXPIRE
Expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

7 letters

ABOLISH
Do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

DISMISS
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

ABANDON
The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"

ADJOURN
Close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

FALLOUT
Have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"

8 letters

DISPLACE
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

CONCLUDE
Decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

SENDAWAY
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

FORCEOUT
A putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"

BECOMEOF

BUTTONUP
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"

CLOSEOUT
A sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock

DISSOLVE
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

FINALIZE
Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let's finalize the proposal"

PROROGUE
Adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

WINDDOWN

9 letters

COMEABOUT
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

CULMINATE
Reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body

DETERMINE
Settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

FINISHOFF
Finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"

GETITOVER

PROVETOBE

10 letters

CALLITADAY
Stop doing what one is doing; "At midnight, the student decided to call it quits and closed his books"

CONSUMMATE
Make perfect; bring to perfection

EXTINGUISH
Put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"

GETTHROUGH
Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"

KNOCKITOFF

PUTANENDTO

RELINQUISH
Release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

RELINQUISH
Release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

GIVENOTICE
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

GIVETHEAXE
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

11 letters

GIVETHESACK
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

DISCONTINUE
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"

EXTERMINATE
Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

12 letters

BRINGTOANEND

HAVEDONEWITH

14 letters

GETTHROUGHWITH

17 letters

CARRYTOCOMPLETION