| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dismissal | ||
| Make redundant | The Guardian Quick | 22 Jun 2023 |
| "Stop teasing me!" | LA Times Daily | 16 Mar 2023 |
| 'Cut it out!' | Wall Street Journal | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Don't drink local plonk down on holiday | Irish Times Crosaire | 27 Jan 2022 |
| Temporary discharge | The Times Concise | 16 Oct 2020 |
| Termination of a fly in motion | ||
| Fire | LA Times Daily | 11 Sep 2019 |
| Fire | The Washington Post | 11 Sep 2019 |
| Fire | ||
| Stop | The Telegraph Quick | 01 Apr 2015 |
| Temporary suspension of work | The Telegraph General Knowledge | 11 Jan 2015 |
| Let go, at work | ||
| "Stop bugging me!" | ||
| "Stop bugging me!" | ||
| Quit irking | ||
| "Stop bothering me!" | ||
| Unemploy, in a way | ||
| Unemploy temporarily | ||
| Furlough | ||
| Dismiss temporarily | ||
| Let go | ||
| "Leave me alone!" | ||
| "Stop bothering me!" | ||
| Can | ||
| Let go | ||
| Let go | ||
| Take a break | ||
| Unemploy | ||
| "Cut it out!" | ||
| Opposite of hire | ||
| Recessionary ill | ||
| What Macduff didn't do | ||
| Stop work. | ||
| Respite. | ||
| Cease: Suffix. |