A period taken out of work, eg to bring up children Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A period taken out of work, eg to bring up children last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CAREER BREAK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CAREER BREAK A period taken out of work, eg to bring up children (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 25, 2021
6% BUM ___ out (bring down) (3) USA Today Nov 18, 2025
6% REARING Bringing up (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
6% SERVE Bring out dinner (5) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
6% STINT Period of work (5) Commuter Oct 31, 2025
6% SOLVE Work out (5) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
6% REAR Bring up (4) New York Times Oct 29, 2025
6% RAISING Bringing up (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 21, 2025
6% REARS Brings up (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 7, 2025
5% KIDS Children (4) The Atlantic Nov 23, 2025

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