Pauses
The crossword clue "Pauses" is answered by RESTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 22 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RESTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RESTS answer page.
Used 22 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 8 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.
- LETUPS (11 uses in xd)
- COMMAS (1 uses in xd)
- HESITATES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for RESTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by RESTS, most used first.
- Takes a break - used 135 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes a breather - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes five - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes ten - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes it easy - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Kicks back - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Work breaks - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Relaxes - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Breaks - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Takes a nap - used 23 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.
- Kidney-related - RENAL, used 275 times
- Happen again - RECUR, used 182 times
- Kingdom - REALM, used 179 times
- Brings up - REARS, used 173 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
- Washer cycle - RINSE, used 165 times
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