Recess
The crossword clue "Recess" is answered by BREAK, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BREAK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BREAK answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ADJOURN (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for BREAK
Every other clue in this collection answered by BREAK, most used first.
- Fracture - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Bit of luck - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Take five - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Recess - NICHE, used 40 times
- Wall recess - NICHE, used 23 times
- Shoreline recess - INLET, used 16 times
- Coastal recess - INLET, used 14 times
- Shore recess - INLET, used 12 times
- Shady recess - ARBOR, used 11 times
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