The Clue
Calls off (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ABORTS
Tags
Notes
The answer ABORTS is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cancels
Scrubs
Terminates
Cancels, as a mission
Cancels, as a moonshot
Cuts short
Discontinues a launch
Ends abruptly
Pulls the plug on
Scrubs the mission
Stops in midcount
Terminates prematurely
Becomes checked in development
Calls off, as a mission
Cancels a space mission
Cape Canaveral cancellations
Cuts off prematurely
Scraps, NASA style
Calls it quits early
Cuts short, as a space flight
Cuts short, as a space trip
Definition
ABORT as a noun:
1. the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
ABORT as a verb:
1. terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
2. cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
3. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion