Clues for the word "RESPITE"
We've had 46 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 82 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on October 15, 2025.
Definition of respite
- n. - A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.
- n. - Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest; pause; delay.
- n. - Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender; reprieve.
- n. - The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
- n. - To give or grant a respite to.
- n. - To delay or postpone; to put off.
- n. - To keep back from execution; to reprieve.
- n. - To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
Referring Clues
- Timeout
- Break
- Breathing space
- Brief relief
- Short break
- Breather
- Short time-out
- Break from the action
- Little break
- Bit of relief
- Breathing spell
- Relief
- Reprieve
- Brief period of rest
- Time to catch one's breath
- Refreshing break
- Lull
- Let-up
- Break from doing something
- Rest
- Pause as priest turns a key
- Temporary relief
- Rest, half of that being lost with bad feeling
- Break and rend in half with vengeance
- Interval of rest
- Tries PE after injury suspension
- Brief break
- Note given to the ill will get a rest
- Foolishly pester one during the break
- Hurt again? Get time out
- Interval is especially short during ceremony
- Sappers deliberately hurt causing temporary delay
- Break in ceremony involving telepathy
- Ill-will following Royal Engineers' temporary delay
- Rest of English giving support to turbulent priest
- Break soldier with meanness
- Short rest
- Interval
- Having a breather again, I step out
- Peter's wrong about the lunchtime break
- Break from desire to hurt after religious education
- Short timeout
- Welcome break
- Brief rest
- Letup
- Breaking step, I again go outside for a rest
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - October 15, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - September 25, 2025
- Daily American - August 15, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 15, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - December 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 14, 2024
- Daily American - September 03, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - August 16, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 17, 2024
- Daily American - April 22, 2024
- Your Life Choices - April 06, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 23, 2024
- Your Life Choices - January 03, 2024
- New York Times - December 05, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - November 27, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - August 27, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - August 25, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - August 21, 2023
- Daily American - August 15, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - May 05, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 07, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 09, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - November 18, 2022
- Daily American - September 03, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - August 08, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 02, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 26, 2018
- Your Life Choices - January 24, 2018
- Mindfood Daily - January 10, 2018
- And in 52 more crossword puzzles...