| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Put a stop to | Wall Street Journal | 01 Nov 2025 |
| Desmond is Edward? In short, put a stop to it! (8) | ||
| Its deeds are ordered to be stopped | ||
| Sits around indeed! Should be stopped! (8) | ||
| Spooked steed is cornered finally and stopped (8) | ||
| Refrained from doing something | ||
| Refrained from doing something | ||
| Ceased | ||
| Quit | New York Times | 15 Apr 2016 |
| Chose not to do | ||
| Stopped, in legalese | ||
| Stopped | ||
| Cut it out | ||
| Cut it out | ||
| Stopped | ||
| Refrained from | ||
| Left off | ||
| Ceased. | ||
| Quit | ||
| Stopped. | ||
| Discontinued. |