The term 'PUTS AN END TO' can be expressed in many ways. The crossword solutions for this term are SCOTCHES (8 letters), CEASES (6 letters), HALTS (5 letters), QUASHES (7 letters), KIBOSHES (8 letters), STAMPSOUT (9 letters), and ERADICATES (10 letters). Each of these words has a slightly different meaning, but all of them imply the same thing: to put an end to something. SCOTCHES means to put an end to by cutting off or blocking, CEASES means to stop or discontinue, HALTS means to come to a stop, QUASHES means to suppress or put down, KIBOSHES means to put an end to completely, STAMPSOUT means to put an end to by destroying, and ERADICATES means to get rid of completely.