Take a breather Crossword Clue

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Take a breather Crossword Answer

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SITONEOUT

(9 letters)

PAUSE

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. sit, as on a branch
2. stay the same; remain in a certain state
(noun)
1. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BREATHER (noun)
1. a short respite
2. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
TAKE (noun)
1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
2. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
TAKE (verb)
1. be capable of holding or containing
2. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SITONEOUT
(9 letters)
PAUSE
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
ERST

More WSJ Crossword (7/22/2025) Answers

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9. Black bird

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14. Sheet of glass

15. Platter spinner, for short

16. “I wouldn’t have noticed that error”

18. Church walkway

19. Baking byproduct

20. She/___ pronouns

21. Three-pointers, in hoops lingo

22. Tolkien monster

24. Capable of meeting, as a challenge

26. “Poor baby!”

31. Like Pinocchio’s nose after a lie

35. Sentence unit

36. Ancient Rome’s ___ Way

38. Patient care grp.

39. Texter's "I think"

40. Small-minded

41. Org. for defenders

42. The Matrix protagonist

43. Economic crises

44. Smallest bills

45. Wrestling practice surface

47. You might find it on a sidewalk

49. Song for a soprano

51. Tic-___-toe

52. Point of view

55. Bread choice

58. City formerly known as “Oil Capital of the World”

62. Ballroom dance from Cuba

63. Lawn areas in need of reseeding

65. Big body, of a sort

66. Oldest sister in Chekhov’s “Three Sisters”

67. 401(k) alternatives

68. Instrument struck with a mallet

70. Financial liability

All Answers

Down

1. Simple pond plant

2. Designer Christian

3. Potato in Indian cuisine

4. Cranky state

5. Place for a couples massage

6. Initiation recital

7. Sometime in the past

8. Indira Gandhi's father

9. Learned centaur of Greek mythology

10. Valentine’s Day symbol

11. Sole

12. Tribulations

15. Oscar-winning role for George C. Scott

17. Sweetheart, in Salerno

23. Flatbread cooked on a tava

25. Dabbles in

26. In the Red?

27. Cozily inviting

28. Curling implement

29. Ready for business

30. Vision-based

32. Lake Volta’s location

33. Campfire remnant

34. Cook on a rotisserie

37. Hankering

43. Come again?

44. Tinder alternative

46. Satchel’s kin

48. Back muscles, for short

50. Shady place

52. Urban haze

53. Food with soft and crunchy varieties

54. "You're absolutely right"

56. Second-oldest Ivy

57. Joule fractions

59. The stuff of legends?

60. Shot in the dark

61. Exec’s aide: Abbr.

64. Put away

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