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DESIST is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for DESIST.

38 total results for DESIST( score: 50 )

13 results for DESIST from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Jul 14, 202434DStop it (3)Jeff ChenFagliano
Thu May 23, 201937DLet upAlex VratsanosShortz
Sun Jun 21, 201539DQuit itTimothy PolinShortz
Sun Aug 24, 201496DStop it (3)Patrick BerryShortz
Sun Aug 24, 200851D"Avast!" (2)Kevin G. DerShortz
Sun Mar 23, 200870AStop (2)Robert W. HarrisShortz
Wed Feb 8, 200627DEndPatrick MerrellShortz
Sun Sep 18, 2005117AStop (2)Joe DiPietroShortz
Wed Dec 19, 20019D"Avast!" (2)Don WestShortz
Sun Nov 25, 20014DCut it outBob Klahn and Harvey EstesShortz
Tue Apr 3, 200128DStop it (3)Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. BlackardShortz
Mon Sep 4, 20003DPartner of ceaseElizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Sat Jun 3, 19951DForbearBob KlahnShortz
1 result for DESIST from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Mar 30, 2003Cryptic8DStop Lucy's husband on street (6)Peter GordonShortz
24 results for DESIST from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Thu Dec 3, 19925DAbstainJim PageMaleska
Mon Dec 10, 199031AAbstainPeter SwiftMaleska
Sun Apr 8, 199071ACeaseErnst TheimerMaleska
Wed Jan 24, 199039DProceed no moreRichard SilvestriMaleska
Fri Sep 22, 198927AQuit it!A. J. SantoraMaleska
Thu Jan 10, 198550AQuitEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sun Feb 21, 1982127AStopReginald L. JohnsonMaleska
Thu Dec 25, 198033ALeave offC. J. AngioMaleska
Fri Aug 3, 197962AStopDorothea E. ShippMaleska
Mon Nov 15, 197625ACompanion of ceaseMargaret LeggettWeng
Tue Apr 21, 19705DStopUnknownWeng
Sun Apr 6, 196959DStopNancy SchusterWeng
Wed Oct 4, 196746AStop.Sara V. TuckermanFarrar
Tue Nov 23, 196561AStop.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 15, 196350ARefrain.Jules Arensberg and Herbert EttensonFarrar
Sun May 20, 1962117ACease.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Tue Aug 15, 196163AStop.UnknownFarrar
Thu Apr 13, 196133DCompanion of cease.UnknownFarrar
Mon Mar 20, 196120DCease.UnknownFarrar
Sat Oct 17, 195955AStop.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 3, 1959105ACease.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sun Sep 1, 195772DCease's mate.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Wed May 18, 195526ACease.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 16, 194921DCease and ___ order.Harold T. BersFarrar
Anagrams:TISSED, SISTED, STIDES, DEISTS
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