The Clue
Desists (6 letter answer)
The Answer
CEASES
Tags
Notes
The answer CEASES is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Discontinues
Ends
Stops
Breaks off
Desists' partner
Lays off
Leaves off
Lets up
Puts an end to
Definition
CEASE as a noun:
1. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
CEASE as a verb:
1. (discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off) = put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
2. (end, stop, finish, terminate, cease) = have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"