Balance
The crossword clue "Balance" is answered by REST, a 4-letter entry. Used 43 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
REST
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REST answer page.
Used 43 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 13 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.
- EVENOUT (7 uses in xd)
- EVENUP (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for REST
Every other clue in this collection answered by REST, most used first.
- Take a break - used 268 times, most recently in 2026
- Take five - used 265 times, most recently in 2026
- Take a breather - used 230 times, most recently in 2026
- Take it easy - used 162 times, most recently in 2026
- Remainder - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Take ten - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Musical pause - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Breather - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- What's left - used 56 times, most recently in 2025
- Kick back - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Relax - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Take a nap - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
- Break - used 41 times, most recently in 2025
- Leftovers - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Musical symbol - used 37 times, most recently in 2024
- Take a load off - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Pause - used 32 times, most recently in 2022
- Musical silence - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Caesura - used 27 times, most recently in 2009
- Relaxation - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Repose - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Take a siesta - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Part of R&R - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Catch one's breath - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Staff symbol - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Others - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Hang in the balance - PEND, used 52 times
- New Balance competitor - AVIA, used 28 times
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