The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PAUSES which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2018.
Short breaks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAUSES | 30 % | 6 |
| NAPS | 30 % | 4 |
| SNOOZES | 20 % | 7 |
| BRIEFINTERLUDES | 10 % | 15 |
| SIESTAS | 10 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Short breaks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- intermissions
- interludes
- pauses
- rests
- break
- breaker
- broken
- burst
- crack
- fail
- pop
- disrupted
Crossword Answer definitions
PAUSES noun- A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.
- A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
- Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
- In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
- A break or paragraph in writing.
- A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
- (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
- To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
- To interrupt an activity and wait.
- To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
- To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
- To consider; to reflect.
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 PAUSES
- Pregnant moments?
- Brief rests
- Takes a breather
- Hiatuses
- Commas signal them
- Obeys a comma
- Short stops
- Stops and waits
- Dash results
- Features of many impromptu speeches
More clues leading to the result NAPS
- Snoozes
- Down times during the workday?
- Post-Thanksgiving dinner breaks
- Snoozes while the sun is out
- Tots' time-outs
- Siestas
- Afternoon checkouts?
- Afternoon refreshers
- Conks out for a few
- Nursery activities
More clues leading to the result SNOOZES
- Catches a few Zs
- Times out?
- Gets a little shuteye
- Goes out for a little while?
- Refreshing respites
- Nap kin?
- Grabs some shuteye
- Nods off
- Takes a nap
- Catches a few Z's