The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BATED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1953.
Breath of suspense crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BATED | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Breath of suspense
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bate
- breathless
- pause
- account
- airs
- angina
- apnea
- apnoea
- asthma
- blow
- breathe
- breathing
Crossword Answer definitions
BATED verb- To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
- (sometimes figurative) To cut off, remove, take away.
- To leave out, except, bar.
- To waste away.
- To deprive of.
- To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
- To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
- To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
- Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
- To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
- To masturbate.
- Reduced; lowered; restrained
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