Break down
The crossword clue "Break down" is answered by WEEP, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WEEP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WEEP answer page.
Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1997. 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
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Other clues for WEEP
Every other clue in this collection answered by WEEP, most used first.
- Cry - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Shed tears - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Sob - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Blubber - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Have a bawl - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- "Read 'em and ___!" - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Show sorrow - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Have a good cry - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Emulate Niobe - used 14 times, most recently in 2010
- Turn on the waterworks - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Bawl - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Tear up - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Lament - used 9 times, most recently in 2003
- Cry one's eyes out - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Turn on the faucets - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Have a cry - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Let the tears flow - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Mourn. - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
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 a break - REST, used 268 times
- Touched down - ALIT, used 243 times
- Pack down - TAMP, used 216 times
- Came down - ALIT, used 186 times
- Break sharply - SNAP, used 119 times
- Turn down - DENY, used 119 times
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