Cause for a pause
The crossword clue "Cause for a pause" is answered by COMMA, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
COMMA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the COMMA answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 5 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.
- SEMICOLON (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for COMMA
Every other clue in this collection answered by COMMA, most used first.
- Punctuation mark - used 33 times, most recently in 2023
- List separator - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Pause indicator - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Free-for-all - MELEE, used 223 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- For all to hear - ALOUD, used 121 times
- Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
- Play for time - STALL, used 113 times
- For the birds? - AVIAN, used 103 times
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