Breather Crossword Clue

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Breather Crossword Answer

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PAUSE

(5 letters)

RESPITE

(7 letters)

LULL

(4 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 Definition

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

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

PAUSE
(5 letters)
RESPITE
(7 letters)
LULL
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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

More NYT Midi Crossword (2/2/2026) Answers

Across

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16. Cancel

17. Hairdo stiffener

18. Tell all, as titillating gossip

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23. Jazz instrument for short

25. Home to Thailand and Taiwan

26. Middle of the big game! (Bad Bunny or Puppy Bowl?)

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30. "Shucks!"

31. Horse's gait

33. Yoga postures

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40. Water balloons, for a water balloon fight

41. &

42. ___-Luddite (one resisting modern technologies)

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Down

1. Include secretly on an email

2. Bathroom, in Britain

3. Ex-QB Manning

4. "Shucks!"

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6. Things checked by bouncers or T.S.A.

7. Untidiness

8. Discipline

9. Actor Estevez

10. Rules in the Internal Revenue Code

15. "This is only a ___"

19. Carb-heavy buffet station

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21. Ship's leader

22. Cautioned

24. Co. that merged with Sirius in 2008

27. Stop on an elevator

28. Simplicity

32. Suffix with jumbo or mega

34. The ___ of the game

35. Cash dispensers, for short

36. Bar order in a 1.5-ounce glass

37. No. between 0.0 and 4.0

38. What some wines do well

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