Put the brakes on. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Put the brakes on . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STOP.

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7 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
STOP Put the brakes on (4)
ARREST Put the brakes on (6) Newsday Sep 1, 2022
HALT Put the brakes on (4) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2018
DETER Put the brakes on (5) Newsday Jul 8, 2017
RETARD Put the brakes on (6)
EASEUP Put the brakes on (6)
SLOWED Put the brakes on. (6)

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39% INHIBITS Puts the brakes on (8) New York Times Jun 24, 2015
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25% SCOTCHING Putting the brake on whisky and gin mixed (9) (9)
25% TRUSTS Hopes they will put a brake on spendthrift heirs (6) (6)
23% SLOWS Sounds like gin fruit puts the brakes on (5) (5)
23% DECELERATE Disastrously late decree commands them to put the brakes on (10)
4% PEDAL Brake, e.g. (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 9, 2025
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