*"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% WASH Break-even situation (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
5% UPON "When you wish ___ a star . . ." (4) USA Today Nov 18, 2025
5% ALLAY Ease, as fears (5) Commuter Nov 17, 2025
5% ASPECT Facet of a situation (6) Newsday Nov 17, 2025
5% SUREBET No-lose situation (7) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
5% TIESCORES No-win situations? (9) The Atlantic Nov 16, 2025
5% BAD "Breaking ___" (3) USA Today Nov 16, 2025
5% LAW Something you shouldn't break (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 15, 2025
5% NOWIN Futile, as a situation (5) Newsday Nov 12, 2025
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