NYT Crossword · 17 Across
“Break” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Saturday, August 23, 2025 as 17 Across. The answer has 4 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Saturday, August 23, 2025 · 17 Across
This clue has had more than one answer
- Aug 23, 2025 · 17 Across · 4 letters
- May 25, 2024 · 35 Across · 3 letters
- May 25, 2024 · 33 Down · 6 letters
- Nov 1, 2023 · 37 Across · 4 letters
- Jun 20, 2021 · 121 Across · 4 letters
- May 29, 2021 · 9 Down · 4 letters
- May 1, 2021 · 16 Down · 11 letters
- Oct 31, 2020 · 52 Across · 4 letters
- Oct 18, 2020 · 82 Across · 3 letters
- Jul 16, 2020 · 26 Across · 3 letters
- Dec 8, 2018 · 15 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 4, 2018 · 87 Down · 3 letters
- Jul 21, 2018 · 10 Down · 6 letters
- Sep 28, 2016 · 58 Across · 8 letters
- Jul 10, 2016 · 35 Across · 4 letters
- May 5, 2016 · 18 Across · 4 letters
- Jan 31, 2016 · 5 Down · 7 letters
- Dec 7, 2014 · 111 Down · 4 letters
- Mar 21, 2013 · 14 Across · 4 letters
- Aug 3, 2012 · 1 Down · 6 letters
- Apr 12, 2012 · 63 Across · 3 letters
- Jun 26, 2010 · 20 Across · 7 letters
- Aug 6, 2009 · 9 Across · 4 letters
- Jul 11, 2009 · 41 Across · 3 letters
- Jan 16, 2009 · 50 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 29, 2008 · 62 Across · 4 letters
- Oct 13, 2007 · 55 Across · 4 letters
- Aug 4, 2007 · 5 Down · 4 letters
- Jun 15, 2007 · 65 Across · 4 letters
- May 20, 2007 · 76 Across · 4 letters
- May 12, 2007 · 8 Down · 7 letters
- Jan 14, 2007 · 72 Across · 4 letters
- Oct 7, 2006 · 29 Across · 7 letters
- May 19, 2006 · 46 Down · 4 letters
- May 17, 2006 · 26 Down · 4 letters
- Feb 5, 2006 · 89 Down · 6 letters
- Oct 23, 2005 · 30 Across · 4 letters
- Jul 17, 2005 · 1 Down · 3 letters
- Mar 13, 2005 · 116 Down · 4 letters
- Dec 25, 2004 · 34 Across · 4 letters
- Nov 6, 2004 · 46 Down · 6 letters
- Jul 9, 2004 · 14 Down · 4 letters
- Jun 12, 2004 · 30 Across · 3 letters
- Apr 17, 2004 · 11 Down · 4 letters
- Jan 9, 2004 · 23 Across · 3 letters
- Sep 21, 2003 · 18 Down · 4 letters
- Jul 20, 2003 · 51 Across · 6 letters
- Apr 20, 2002 · 12 Down · 4 letters
- Dec 7, 2001 · 40 Across · 10 letters
- Jun 17, 2001 · 37 Down · 7 letters
- Feb 10, 2000 · 57 Across · 3 letters
- Jan 3, 1999 · 14 Down · 7 letters
- Oct 2, 1998 · 30 Across · 6 letters
- Oct 2, 1998 · 38 Across · 3 letters
- Aug 23, 1998 · 126 Across · 4 letters
- Aug 21, 1998 · 33 Across · 7 letters
- Aug 21, 1998 · 59 Across · 4 letters
- Jan 24, 1998 · 35 Down · 8 letters
- Dec 28, 1997 · 93 Across · 3 letters
- Sep 19, 1997 · 60 Down · 3 letters
- Feb 2, 1997 · 113 Across · 6 letters
- Feb 1, 1997 · 9 Across · 6 letters
- Sep 7, 1995 · 14 Across · 5 letters
- May 27, 1994 · 9 Down · 6 letters
- Feb 9, 1994 · 40 Down · 7 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Saturday, August 23, 2025.
Across
- 1Relative of upward dog, to 50-Down crossword clue9 letters
- 10Many Intuit employees, for short crossword clue4 letters
- 14Noted line in Buddhism crossword clue10 letters
- 15International grocery chain founded in Germany crossword clue4 letters
- 16Galaxy program, e.g. crossword clue10 letters
- 18Rapper whose father is the jazz musician Olu Dara crossword clue3 letters
- 19Certain tray's contents crossword clue3 letters
- 20Country whose name is an anagram of a common means of getting there crossword clue5 letters
- 22Makes rapidly, with "out" crossword clue6 letters
- 25Mutually accepts crossword clue8 letters
- 28M.L.B. All-Star closer ___ Díaz crossword clue5 letters
- 29Staple at a car wash crossword clue3 letters
- 30One might be fragile crossword clue3 letters
- 31Product pitched by a pitcher crossword clue7 letters
- 35Drew Carey once called it "crossword puzzle cheese" on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" crossword clue4 letters
- 36"I've helped all I can" crossword clue15 letters
- 40Steven ___, Best Actor nominee for 2020's "Minari" crossword clue4 letters
- 41Field goal announcement crossword clue7 letters
- 42___ Hill crossword clue3 letters
- 43Bit of drag attire crossword clue3 letters
- 44Hands, humorously crossword clue5 letters
- 48Hit list crossword clue8 letters
- 51Eye up and down crossword clue6 letters
- 52Japanese healing technique crossword clue5 letters
- 53Medical lead-in to -scope crossword clue3 letters
- 55Type of alcoholic beverage that originated in the U.K., despite its name crossword clue3 letters
- 56Overturn crossword clue4 letters
- 57Plant-based meat alternative that sizzles crossword clue10 letters
- 61One's primary character, in video game lingo crossword clue4 letters
- 62Criminal mastermind crossword clue10 letters
- 63Very vocal avian crossword clue4 letters
- 64Purr-fect adoptee crossword clue9 letters
Down
- 1Unfounded rumor crossword clue6 letters
- 2Tired expression crossword clue6 letters
- 3Something that can be raised or passed crossword clue3 letters
- 4Mexico's ___ Conchos crossword clue3 letters
- 5Literally, "at another time" crossword clue5 letters
- 6Artificially inflates crossword clue4 letters
- 7City where the Men's College World Series takes place crossword clue5 letters
- 8Stuff boiled in sugar shacks crossword clue3 letters
- 9Place to hear game results and analysis crossword clue9 letters
- 10"___ noctem" (motto meaning "go enjoy the night") crossword clue5 letters
- 11"By all means, go ahead!" crossword clue8 letters
- 12Jingle accompaniment crossword clue8 letters
- 13Remain untouched crossword clue3 letters
- 14Take a series of steps? crossword clue5 letters
- 21Hosp. test crossword clue3 letters
- 23Japanese company whose products click with customers crossword clue5 letters
- 24Dresser part crossword clue4 letters
- 26Composer of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" crossword clue5 letters
- 27Destination of an annual race since 1973 crossword clue4 letters
- 32It's formed in Pittsburgh crossword clue9 letters
- 33Allowed to strike crossword clue5 letters
- 34Horace's "___ Poetica" crossword clue3 letters
- 35Boy on "The Munsters" crossword clue5 letters
- 36Island in a classic video game crossword clue4 letters
- 37"What's your decision?" crossword clue8 letters
- 38Joined enthusiastically crossword clue8 letters
- 39Word before how or where, but not who crossword clue4 letters
- 43___ choy crossword clue3 letters
- 45White House daughter of the 1960s-'70s crossword clue6 letters
- 46Have no more money to bet crossword clue6 letters
- 47Is really into, in slang crossword clue5 letters
- 49Animated princess of film crossword clue5 letters
- 501-Across teachers crossword clue5 letters
- 51Cute sound? crossword clue5 letters
- 54Mineral with a Mohs hardness of 1 crossword clue4 letters
- 56"Lemme think ..." crossword clue3 letters
- 58Night to remember, perhaps crossword clue3 letters
- 59Busy ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 60Anti-apartheid party, in brief crossword clue3 letters
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How many letters is the answer to “Break”?
The answer has 4 letters. It starts with R and ends with T, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Break” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 17 Across. It has appeared 65 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Break” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is REST. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.