*"Break the ___," when you ease a tense situation Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue *"Break the ___," when you ease a tense situation . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ICE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ICE *"Break the ___," when you ease a tense situation (3)
6% DEFUSE Calm (a tense situation) (6) (6)
5% ATOP Situated on (4) Newsday Oct 9, 2025
5% TWIGS Small sticks that break when stepped on (5)
5% CRISIS Emergency situation (6) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
5% TIGHTEN Get tense (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 4, 2025
5% TIEGAME No-win situation (7) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
5% YADA When tripled, "You get the picture" (4) Universal Oct 2, 2025
5% ADIN Tennis situation (4) Commuter Sep 30, 2025
5% DRAW No-win situation? (4) Universal Sep 29, 2025
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