Break in hostilities
The crossword clue "Break in hostilities" is answered by TRUCE, a 5-letter entry. Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TRUCE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRUCE answer page.
Used 10 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for TRUCE
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRUCE, most used first.
- Cease-fire - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Armistice - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
- Cessation of hostilities - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Agreement to stop fighting - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Respite. - used 9 times, most recently in 2000
- Temporary peace - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Ceasefire - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- White-flag indicator - used 6 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.
- Takes a break - RESTS, used 135 times
- Break off - SEVER, used 54 times
- Without a break - ONEND, used 44 times
- Break out - ERUPT, used 36 times
- Break up - ENDIT, used 36 times
- Without break - ONEND, used 29 times
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