Break off
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 3 Dec 2021
Crossword Answers
3 letters
END
The part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
4 letters
KNAP
Break a small piece off from; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
WEAN
Gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
STOP
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
CHIP
The act of chipping something
5 letters
CEASE
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
BREAK
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
SEVER
Set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"
6 letters
SECEDE
Withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
CUTOFF
A device that terminates the flow in a pipe
DESIST
Choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
DETACH
Cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
7 letters
CHIPOFF
Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
COMEOFF
Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
SNAPOFF
Break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"
ADJOURN
Close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
8 letters
CUTSHORT
Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"
9 letters
BREAKAWAY
The act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
10 letters
BREAKSHORT
Interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
11 letters
DISCONTINUE
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"