Break a fast
The crossword clue "Break a fast" is answered by EAT, a 3-letter entry. Used 53 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EAT
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EAT answer page.
Used 53 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1985. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for EAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by EAT, most used first.
- "Dig in!" - used 334 times, most recently in 2026
- Consume - used 268 times, most recently in 2026
- Chow down - used 257 times, most recently in 2026
- "Mangia!" - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
- Have a bite - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Nosh - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Break bread - used 89 times, most recently in 2025
- Have lunch - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
- Have a meal - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Gobble up - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Polish off - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Ingest - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Grab a bite - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- "Give ___ break!" - MEA, used 88 times
- Go downhill fast? - SKI, used 75 times
- Broke a fast - ATE, used 59 times
- Break a commandment - SIN, used 49 times
- "___ so fast!" - NOT, used 46 times
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