The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RESTS , but the solution may also be LETUPS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Pauses crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RESTS | 57 % | 5 |
| LETUPS | 23 % | 6 |
| HALTS | 9 % | 5 |
| STAYS | 6 % | 5 |
| COMMAS | 3 % | 6 |
| TAKESTEN | 3 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pauses
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- suspension
- intermit
- interruption
- hesitate
- break
- intermission
- breaks
- depends
- ends
- halt
- halted
- halts
Crossword Answer definitions
RESTS noun- (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
- Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- (of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- A final position after death.
- A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
- A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- Absence of motion.
- A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- A set or game at tennis.
- To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- To come to a pause or an end; end.
- To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- To be or to put into a state of rest.
- To stay, remain, be situated.
- To lean, lie, or lay.
- To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
- To sleep; slumber.
- To lie dormant.
- To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- To rely or depend on.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- To remain.
- To arrest.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RESTS
- Musical breathers
- Takes five
- Musical stops
- Quiet moments
- Sheet music symbols
- Takes a breather
- Takes a siesta
- Takes a break
- Pauses
- Stops playing
More clues leading to the result LETUPS
- Abatements
- Pauses
- Lulls
- Breaks
- Pauses: Coll.
- Pauses.
- Slowdowns.
- Pauses between showers.
- Breathers
- Slackenings
More clues leading to the result HALTS
- Breaks off
- Cuts short
- Goes no farther
- Quits mid-march
- Arrests
- Comes to a stop
- Obeys a sentry
- Heeds the sentry
- Brakes
- Reaches a standstill
More clues leading to the result STAYS
- Corset supports
- Doesn't go
- Corset stiffeners
- Death row reprieves
- Collar inserts
- Collar holders
- Sticks around
- Corsets
- Corset features
- Last-minute calls to death row
More clues leading to the result COMMAS
- Marks in a list
- Divisive symbols?
- Pause-indicating punctuation marks
- Causes for pauses
- Break identifiers
- Items in many lists
- Series dividers
- Pauses
- ,,,,,
- Characters in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"