Quit working

Latest answer — August 23, 2026

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Clue explained

RETIRE is the verb meaning to quit working, usually after reaching the customary end of one’s career.

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Definition
A worker leaving an office with a retirement box

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  1. 1Allegations
  2. 7“Half -- is better than none”
  3. 12TV channels accessed at a price
  4. 20It fits on a heavy bolt
  5. 21Drag racing fuel
  6. 22“Our Miss Brooks” star
  7. 23Crossover SUV model from GMC
  8. 24Brand of soup mixes
  9. 25Sport such as baseball or soccer
  10. 26Fishes taking classes with Archie and Jughead?
  11. 29Perfect place
  12. 30Suffix with hero
  13. 31IX minus I
  14. 32Org. with bag scanners
  15. 35Tennis great Lendl
  16. 37Walk away from sheep?
  17. 43Very, to Verdi
  18. 46Tugged
  19. 47Its capital is Yerevan
  20. 48A dozen wolves?
  21. 51“Beetlejuice” role for Winona Ryder
  22. 52Blue Jays, on scoreboards
  23. 53Very eager
  24. 54Entered a password, say
  25. 58Dollop
  26. 61Tehran’s land
  27. 63Is in debt to
  28. 65Ants living on a king’s headdress?
  29. 67Country with an elected pres.
  30. 69Duos
  31. 71Stairstep part
  32. 72Lions sharing a cultural heritage?
  33. 76“Hello there”
  34. 80Fuel brand in Canada
  35. 81Hairstyles, for short
  36. 82Courteous greeters in the military
  37. 84Rice-A- --
  38. 86Call -- day
  39. 87Fender guitar, in brief
  40. 88Legumes that seals have just eaten?
  41. 91Liza Minnelli musical
  42. 94July 4 event
  43. 97Projections on premolars
  44. 98Let cows lead you somewhere?
  45. 100RN’s “ASAP!”
  46. 102“Go, torero!”
  47. 103“Trinity” author Leon
  48. 104Gibbon, e.g.
  49. 105Killer whale
  50. 109“Such brutes!” ... or something you could say about seven key words in this puzzle
  51. 117Large hewing tool
  52. 119Fitness fad of the 1990s
  53. 1202009-17 White House family
  54. 121Visitor of old classmates, say
  55. 122“Hacks” actress Kaitlin
  56. 123Quit working
  57. 124Place of great disorder
  58. 125Honored grandly
  59. 126Quaint office scribes

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  1. 1Writer -- Boothe Luce
  2. 2Coherent
  3. 3Tequila plant
  4. 4Refusing to accept reality
  5. 5John of the Sierra Club
  6. 6Sports domes
  7. 7Foot-leg joint
  8. 8Script unit
  9. 9“Then again,” in texts
  10. 10Entrance
  11. 11Absolve
  12. 12Tend to a friend’s dog, perhaps
  13. 13With, in Paris
  14. 14“Awright!”
  15. 15Like much GI garb
  16. 16Mythical ship
  17. 17Old rival of Waldenbooks
  18. 18NASA’s Eagle, e.g.
  19. 19Tacoma-to-Spokane dir.
  20. 27Writer Beattie
  21. 28Went hastily
  22. 33Biol. or zool.
  23. 34Alias abbr.
  24. 36-- voce (oral)
  25. 37Jazz’s Jean- -- Ponty
  26. 38Mooses’ kin
  27. 39“Surprise Symphony” composer
  28. 40Triage pro in a hosp.
  29. 41Relative key of A flat major
  30. 42Meadow
  31. 43Dressed (in)
  32. 44Affirmed earnestly
  33. 45Top-level angels
  34. 46Book unit
  35. 49Inflated head
  36. 50Pound sound?
  37. 51“Holiday” actor Ayres
  38. 55More frigid
  39. 56Pound sound
  40. 57Light snack
  41. 58Dishes dirt
  42. 59Almost direct, as a flight
  43. 60Alleys, e.g.
  44. 62Church sister
  45. 64Cookout rod
  46. 66Untrue thing
  47. 68French eatery
  48. 70Summer drink
  49. 731977 baseball MVP Rod
  50. 74“The Bear” actor Oliver
  51. 75Tire snagger
  52. 77“Dies --” (Mass hymn)
  53. 78Fro- -- (cold treats, briefly)
  54. 79Singer DiFranco
  55. 83Box gently
  56. 85Ancient native of 94-Down
  57. 87Comedian Vulcano
  58. 89“Kookie” actor Byrnes
  59. 90Mechanize
  60. 91Corporate money exec
  61. 92Gmail alternative
  62. 93Extinguished by a gust
  63. 94Lima’s land
  64. 95Very little, as flavor
  65. 96Alter in size, as an image
  66. 991960s veep Humphrey
  67. 100Scrub hub?
  68. 101Singers like Pavarotti
  69. 104“I bid you -- farewell”
  70. 106Embed forcefully
  71. 107Mild cigar
  72. 108Donkeys
  73. 110Brinker of kid-lit
  74. 111Tennis score after deuce
  75. 112Art gallery in London
  76. 113X and Y, on a graph
  77. 114Command, old-style
  78. 115Conical-bore instrument
  79. 116“Likely story!”
  80. 117“It’s c-c-cold!”
  81. 118Actor Stephen

The answer to “Quit working” in the Premier crossword is RETIRE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on August 23, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 123-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Quit working” answer

RETIRE (6 letters)

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What does RETIRE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of RETIRE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service
  • withdraw to or from a particular place
  • withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency

When else has “Quit working” appeared?

Premier reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 23, 2026 (most recent) → RETIRE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Quit working”?

The answer is RETIRE, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Premier crossword on August 23, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Quit working”?

6 letters: RETIRE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Premier crossword on August 23, 2026 (a Sunday puzzle), at 123-Across.

Can “Quit working” have a different answer?

Yes — Premier sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Premier Crossword answers?

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