Takes it easy
The crossword clue "Takes it easy" is answered by RESTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 45 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 12 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 45 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 12 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.
- LOAFS (7 uses in xd)
- RELAXES (5 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
- 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
- Pauses - used 22 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Take it easy - RELAX, used 103 times
- Takes on - HIRES, used 45 times
- Takes care of - TENDS, used 42 times
- Easy ___ - ASABC, used 35 times
- Easy ___ - ASPIE, used 33 times
- Easy basket - TIPIN, used 32 times
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