Suppress
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 22 Oct 2021
- The Guardian Quick - Monday, 14 Dec 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 4 May 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 5 Feb 2019
Crossword Answers
4 letters
CURB
The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
5 letters
ELIDE
Leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"
CHECK
The act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
CHOKE
A valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine
QUASH
Put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
QUELL
Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
SITON
CRUSH
The act of crushing
6 letters
STIFLE
Joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
HUSHUP
Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"
SQUASH
A game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
SUBDUE
Correct by punishment or discipline
7 letters
PUTDOWN
Make a record of; set down in permanent form
CONQUER
To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
SQUELCH
An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
REPRESS
Conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"
INHIBIT
To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
OPPRESS
Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
8 letters
RESTRAIN
Keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
STRANGLE
Prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
BOTTLEUP
Control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
9 letters
STAMPDOWN
To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"