Refrain, abstain or halt Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Refrain, abstain or halt . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DESIST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DESIST Refrain, abstain or halt (6)
6% ESCHEW Abstain from (6) Universal Jan 5, 2026
6% STOP Halt (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 29, 2025
6% NOTDO Abstain from (5) New York Times Dec 13, 2025
6% AVAST Sailor's "Halt!" (5) LA Times Daily Dec 3, 2025
5% TRALA Light-heartedly sung refrain (3-2) (5) The Guardian Quick Jan 5, 2026
5% QUIT Halt, as a bad habit (4)
5% STEMMED Horse crossing motorway twice halted (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 23, 2025
5% FASTER Abstain from food with hesitation, more quickly (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
5% EIEIO Refrain from singing a nursery rhyme? (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
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