Second best and late, break off abruptly Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Second best and late, break off abruptly last seen in Times Cryptic puzzle. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STOP DEAD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STOP DEAD Second best and late, break off abruptly (9) The Times Cryptic Apr 7, 2022
6% YANK Pull abruptly (4)
6% BGAME Second-best effort (5) LA Times Daily Aug 24, 2025
6% SWERVE Turn abruptly (6) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 10, 2025
6% ENDS Breaks off (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 7, 2025
6% BAIL Call off plans abruptly (4) New York Times Aug 2, 2025
6% SNAPS Breaks off (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 24, 2025
6% STOP Break off (4) New York Times Jul 5, 2025
6% END Break off (3) Newsday Jun 27, 2025
5% SLEEPIN Rise late (7) Newsday Sep 4, 2025

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