Takes a breather Crossword Clue

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Takes a breather Crossword Answer

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PAUSES

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Hint 1: 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 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

PAUSES
(6 letters)

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More Universal Crossword (9/20/2026) Answers

Across

1. Close enough

11. Symbol of resistance

15. "This is bliss!"

16. Petri dish gel

17. Stereotypically great place for a kid to be

18. Ingredient in a soda geyser, perhaps

19. Ornaments that might be attached to toe rings

20. Parked as a service

22. Game Boy batteries

23. Indie rocker with the 2018 album "Hell-On"

24. Joy and laughter

27. For each

28. Gets the bronze?

29. Parisian gal pal

30. Skim alternative

33. Member of Congress, casually

34. "South Pacific" star Brazzi

35. Racket

36. It's attached to jumper cables

38. Derisive word before "baby" or "hire"

39. Gritty detective genre

40. Tight-lipped

41. Comedic tribute

42. Therese Dion, to Celine

44. Locale for a 42-Across's child

45. Mythical killer of King Arthur with a deathly name

46. Peter of "Doctor Who"

50. Where most religions began

51. Obviously embarrassed

53. Rave's partner

54. Wreck areas

55. "Rack City" rapper

56. Meta commentary's inspo?

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Down

1. Flaky mineral

2. The oldest independent state in the Arab world

3. Hockey venue in "Heated Rivalry"

4. Go long?

5. "Right, I forgot"

7. Back muscles, briefly

8. Academic prefix for "bio" or "psych"

9. Location of "the cloud"

10. Move while avoiding detection

11. Common overlay on a livestream

12. "Brain blast!"

13. Receipts

14. Tricks of the ___

21. State-run gambling game

23. Former D.C. journalism shrine with a portmanteau name

24. Latin singer Anthony

25. Let me clarify

26. Noisily exciting

27. Like Foucault and Baudrillard

30. Collection of items at an auction

31. "I'm not particular"

32. Tie securely

34. Not as common

37. Training material for large language models

38. Zero percent

41. Lap again, perhaps

42. 'Good thinking!'

43. __ beaucoup

44. ___ Fierce (Beyonce's alter ego)

46. What you might end up in if you break a leg

47. Mother of Apollo and Artemis whose name is hidden in "cobble together"

48. Doe, for one

49. ___-bitsy

52. Word before "Boot" or "Kapital"

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