Referee's signal to stop or start play (7) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHISTLE Referee's signal to stop or start play (7) (7)
95% RED Signal to stop (3) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
77% RANALIGHT Sped right through the stop signal (9) New York Times Feb 13, 2026
77% ESS Start to stop? (3) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025
77% BELL Bout-starting signal (4) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
73% UMPIRED Refereed (7) (7) The Sun Mini Dec 5, 2025
73% ACTONE Play's start (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
73% FLAG Referee's signal (4)
70% EASED Relaxed and stopped, not having started (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Feb 14, 2026
70% JERKY Stop-start; cured dried meat (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 25, 2026
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