Break down in tears? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Break down in tears featured in New York Times puzzle on January 29, 2026. 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 SOB.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOB Break down in tears (3) New York Times Jan 29, 2026
98% RIPUP Break down in tears? (5)
40% SOBS Breaks down in tears (4) Universal May 15, 2021
32% STAINER The dyer breaks down in tears (7) (7)
26% ITEMISE Break down in tears initially: see, I'm upset (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 2, 2021
4% DEGRADE Break down chemically (7) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
4% ROTS Breaks down (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 14, 2026
4% ROT Break down (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
4% COLLAPSE Break down (8) Puzzler Backwords Dec 10, 2025
4% RAZES Tears down (5) New York Times Nov 23, 2025

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