Break down
The crossword clue "Break down" is answered by SOB, a 3-letter entry. Used 31 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SOB
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOB answer page.
Used 31 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 11 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.
- ANALYZE (10 uses in xd)
Other clues for SOB
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOB, most used first.
- Weep - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
- Cry loudly - used 113 times, most recently in 2026
- Blubber - used 110 times, most recently in 2025
- Cry - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Bawl - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Have a bawl - used 63 times, most recently in 2025
- Weep loudly - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Cry out loud - used 44 times, most recently in 2023
- Cry noisily - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Weep audibly - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Have a good cry - used 22 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.
- Chow down - EAT, used 257 times
- Chowed down - ATE, used 231 times
- Down in the dumps - SAD, used 198 times
- Plopped down - SAT, used 194 times
- Down - SAD, used 139 times
- Chop down - HEW, used 126 times
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