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Terminate

Answer: CEASE - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Terminate" is answered by CEASE, a 5-letter entry. Used 29 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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CEASE

CEASE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the CEASE answer page.

29Times used
20Distinct years
2021Most recent year
9Publications

Used 29 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1964. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for CEASE

Every other clue in this collection answered by CEASE, most used first.

  • Stop - used 181 times, most recently in 2026
  • Discontinue - used 143 times, most recently in 2026
  • Halt - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
  • Put an end to - used 44 times, most recently in 2024
  • Leave off - used 31 times, most recently in 2013
  • Desist - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
  • End - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
  • Put a stop to - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
  • ___ and desist - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
  • Knock off - used 27 times, most recently in 2019
  • Quit - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
  • Come to a halt - used 21 times, most recently in 2026

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