| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| ban | 3 | |
| end | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| halt | 4 | |
| stop | 4 | |
| stay | 4 | |
| term | 4 | |
| wait | 4 | |
| veto | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| delay | 5 | |
| stand | 5 | |
| spasm | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| windup | 6 | |
| throes | 6 | |
| stroke | 6 | |
| tie-up | 6 | |
| strike | 6 | |
| stasis | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| WALKOUT | 7 | |
| shutoff | 7 | |
| closure | 7 | |
| timeout | 7 | |
| tetanus | 7 | |
| slow up | 7 | |
| seizure | 7 | |
| respite | 7 | |
| quietus | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| reprieve | 8 | |
| SLOWNESS | 8 | |
| terminal | 8 | |
| terminus | 8 | |
| standoff | 8 | |
| time-lag | 8 | |
| red tape | 8 | |
| slowdown | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| swan song | 9 | |
| restraint | 9 | |
| cessation | 9 | |
| stalemate | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| THROMBOSIS | 10 | |
| standstill | 10 | |
| resolution | 10 | |
| suspension | 10 | |
| visitation | 10 | |
| PREVENTION | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| obstruction | 11 | |
| protraction | 11 | |
| TERMINATION | 11 | |
| prohibition | 11 | |
| RETARDATION | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| interruption | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| work stoppage | 13 | |
| STRANGULATION | 13 | |
| resting place | 13 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| stopping place | 14 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| sit-down-strike | 15 | |