Clues for the word "ARREST"
We've had 120 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 328 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on September 02, 2026.
Definition of arrest
- v. t. - To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
- v. t. - To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
- v. t. - To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
- v. t. - To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.
- v. i. - To tarry; to rest.
- v. t. - The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
- v. t. - The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
- v. t. - Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
- v. t. - A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
Referring Clues
- Check
- Pick up
- Police datum
- You don't want to be under this
- Run in
- Collar
- Take in
- Seizure
- Record listing
- Take into custody
- Put in a 31-Down, perhaps
- Undesirable part of a record
- Halt
- Bring in
- Stop
- Make a collar
- Put the collar on
- Cop's collar
- Fix, as one's attention
- Run in, so to speak
- Nab
- Put a stop to
- Scene from "Cops," e.g.
- Slap the cuffs on
- Take to the clink
- Collar, so to speak
- Stop cold
- Apprehend
- Citizens can make it
- Flatfoot's collar
- Bad thing to be under
- Bring to a halt
- Flatfoot's accomplishment
- Put a collar on?
- See 70-Across
- Run in, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues
- Collar, as a thug
- Record producer?
- Police action
- Run in, as for a misdemeanor
- Citizen's -
- Haul in
- Bust
- Pick up and haul in
- A cop might put someone under it
- Halt the progress of
- Seize by legal authority
- It may follow an indictment
- Seize with authority
- Bring to a standstill
- Take downtown, perhaps
- Cop collar
- Incarcerate
- Take in for booking
- Emulate a police officer
- Rap-sheet datum
- Keep from spreading
- See 61-Across
- Place in custody
- Do a cop's job
- Staunch
- One thing a cop might do
- Slow or stop
- Part of a record
- Capture
- Cop's highlight
- Catch
- Stop artist ascending with others
- Check half-year balance
- Stop translating Sartre
- Miles Davis "You're Under ___"
- Item on some rockers' rap sheets
- Detain
- Stop being a policeman?
- Pull in and stop
- Stop - take into custody
- Stop and stare foolishly around the tourist centre
- Stop for half a year and do no work
- Stop (on suspicion)
- Stop for a b-break
- Sartre's letters giving rise to apprehension
- Stop - detain
- Put a stop to a Republican holiday
- Capture a spider, say
- Detention for translating Sartre?
- Apprehend or take into custody
- Stop and have a breather, do you hear?(6)
- Stop the others by a river
- Take a b-break
- Police procedure
- Halt (progress)
- Nab perps
- Blotter entry
- Stop a rebel leader and others
- Stop others following a ringleader
- Stem
- Rap-sheet entry
- Cessation of criminal activity
- Slap cuffs on
- Stop and stare wildly around at a redhead
- Pick up, after tips, the others
- Rap sheet listing
- Something you don't want to be under
- Put in handcuffs
- Take into police custody
- What a good tip can lead to
- Put handcuffs on
- Seize legally
- Slow down
- Really captivate
- Stop being a policeman?
- Put a halt to
- Keep from advancing
- With apprehension, stop
- Seize
- Stop the progress of
- Imprison
- Stop taking half a year for a holiday!
- What the police do sometimes
- Mesmerize
Last Seen In
- Mirror Mini - September 02, 2026
- Mirror Daily - August 15, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - August 13, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - August 13, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - July 27, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - July 08, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - July 02, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 22, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - May 19, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 17, 2026
- Mirror Daily - April 30, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 19, 2026
- Mirror Daily - March 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - March 05, 2026
- LA Times - February 14, 2026
- Daily American - January 09, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 30, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 19, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 17, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 15, 2025
- Daily American - November 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - September 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 02, 2025
- Mirror Mini - September 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 24, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 09, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 24, 2025
- And in 298 more crossword puzzles...