Becomes alert and refrains from retiring (4,2) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SITSUP Becomes alert and refrains from retiring (4,2) (6)
8% ABSTAIN Refrain (from) (7) Eugene Sheffer Apr 6, 2026
7% WAIVE Refrain from using (5) The Washington Post Mini Apr 8, 2026
6% JACK Tool for retiring? (4) Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026
6% DEFCON Military alert system (6) Universal May 10, 2026
6% SILENT Refraining from speech, listen out (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 9, 2026
6% PITSTOP Time to retire? (7) Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026
6% EIEIO Refrain from visiting MacDonald's farm? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 5, 2026
6% TRA Refrain syllable (3) Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026
6% HOOK Appealing musical refrain (4)
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