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Answer for the clue "Charlie and Miss Germany have come to a standstill ", 9 letters:
closedown

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" [syn: closure , closing , shutdown ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context radio television English) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ About 90 percent of the ravers were still dancing enthusiastically when closedown finally came.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
closedown \close"down`\ n. termination of operations; a shutdown. Syn: closure, closing, shutdown.

Usage examples of closedown.

Anyway, got chatting to the vicar one night, and come closedown I'd thrown so many spanners into his faith that he had to go off to a monastery in the Hebrides for five years to recover.

The grayclouds that had filled the sky all morning had begun to closedown and were pouring over the cliffs like smoke.