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___ And Desist Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CEASE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CEASE

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noun

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

34%11Desist
verb

• put an end to a state or an activity

• come to or be at an end

• prevent completion

34%5Desist
verb

• do without or cease to hold or adhere to

• be earlier in time; go back further

• lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

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New York Times05 Jan 1987 Across 64
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