Breaks, in a way
The crossword clue "Breaks, in a way" is answered by TAMES, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TAMES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAMES answer page.
Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1994. 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.
- DECODES (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for TAMES
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAMES, most used first.
- Domesticates - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
- Subdues - used 55 times, most recently in 2023
- Brings under control - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes docile - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Gets under control - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
- Breaks - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
- Tones down - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Breaks, as a bronco - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Breaks, perhaps - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Makes less wild - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes less unruly - used 6 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.
- In any way - ATALL, used 185 times
- Way to go - ROUTE, used 139 times
- Out of the way - ASIDE, used 138 times
- "In what way?" - HOWSO, used 66 times
- One way to read - ALOUD, used 57 times
- Rub the wrong way - CHAFE, used 55 times
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