The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SABBATHS , but the solution may also be BREAKS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Rest periods crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SABBATHS | 40 % | 8 |
| SIESTAS | 40 % | 7 |
| BREAKS | 20 % | 6 |
Why may BREAKS be the right solution?
The word "breaks" refers to intervals of rest or pause between periods of work or activity. Therefore, "rest periods" is a fitting clue for the answer "breaks".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rest periods
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- relief
- respite
- rest
- rest cure
- rest mass
- down time
- rested
- recess
- restorative
- recuperation
- downtime
- rest room
Crossword Answer definitions
SABBATHS noun- Saturday, observed in Judaism and some Christian denominations as a day of rest and worship.
- Sunday, observed in most of Christianity as a day of rest and worship.
- Friday, observed in Islam as a day of rest and worship.
- A meeting of witches. (Also called a witches' sabbath, sabbat or black sabbath.)
- Among the ancient Jews and Hebrews, the seventh year, when the land was left fallow.
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 SABBATHS
More clues leading to the result SIESTAS
- Mediterranean breaks
- Naps
- Barcelona snoozes
- Nogales naps
- Netzahualcóyotl naps
- Noonday naps
- Naps in Nogales
- Day breaks?
- Naps, in Nogales
- Snoozes under sombreros