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Definitions for word ESTOP

The following 43 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, July 04, 201045ABlock legallyPatrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
Friday, July 10, 200943ABarJoe Krozel
Wednesday, December 24, 200813DPrevent, legallyWarren Biro
Monday, November 03, 200861ABar legallySusan Gelfand
Sunday, March 02, 2008108DBar at the barPatrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
Sunday, April 15, 20076ABarBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, October 17, 200671ABar, legallyAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, September 12, 20062DBar, legallyJames R. Leeds
Monday, May 01, 200617APrevent legallyMike Torch
Wednesday, April 26, 20067DBar at the barStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Sunday, April 23, 200614DPreventJoe DiPietro
Sunday, April 09, 200628ABar in courtPaula Gamache
Saturday, July 09, 200518ABarPatrick Berry
Sunday, May 01, 20051DBarJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, December 07, 200435ABar, at the barDavid Diefendorf
Sunday, August 01, 2004110DBlock legallyRandolph Ross
Thursday, February 19, 200439DBar at the barAlfio Micci (1918-2004)
Sunday, May 04, 20034DBarTyler Hinman
Sunday, December 08, 2002127DPreventPeter Gordon
Thursday, November 07, 200229ABar in courtPatrick Merrell
Wednesday, April 03, 200233DBar, at the barFred Piscop
Sunday, December 16, 200164DBar, in lawFred Piscop
Wednesday, September 26, 200133DThwart in courtStephen Budiansky
Saturday, March 17, 200130ABarRich Norris
Monday, January 22, 200156DHinder, legallyNancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, January 23, 200052DLegally preventJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, December 14, 199937AImpede legallyRichard Chisholm
Wednesday, April 07, 199947ABar at the barRich Norris
Thursday, June 04, 199850DPrevent, legallyFrances Hansen
Thursday, September 04, 199750DBar, by lawRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, April 29, 199720APrevent legallyJeff Herrington
Sunday, March 30, 199787ABar, at the barElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, March 05, 199750DPrevent legallyMichael S. Maurer
Wednesday, July 24, 199653DBar, at the barA. Micci
Saturday, July 06, 199624DBarJ. DiPietro
Monday, March 11, 199655DImpede legallyR. Zimmerman
Thursday, September 07, 199570ABar, legallyRich Norris
Sunday, July 30, 1995120ABlockCharles M. Deber
Monday, January 09, 199548DLegally preventSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, August 14, 199424AProhibitDeborah Kathryn Trombley
Thursday, March 24, 199459ABar, legallyA.J. Santora
Sunday, March 06, 199482DBar, legallyFrances Hansen
Tuesday, January 11, 19944DBar, in lawAlbert J. Klaus

NEW: 2 clues for ESTOP from Variety (Second Sunday) puzzles.

DateTypeGridClueAuthor
December 31, 2006diagramless15DBar in courtPaula Gamache
April 2, 2000panda26AHow to deter poetsMel Taub