Break down or break up? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Break down or break up? last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DISSOLVE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISSOLVE Break down or break up? (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 18, 2016
12% ENDIT Break up (5) LA Times Daily Aug 19, 2025
12% COLLAPSE Break down (8) Puzzler Backwords Jul 19, 2025
12% EMOTIONAL Tearing up or breaking down (9) New York Times Jul 19, 2025
11% DEGRADE Break down chemically (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 3, 2025
11% SOB Break down, perhaps (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
11% REST Break (4) New York Times Aug 23, 2025
11% ROT Break down organically (3) The Times Concise Jul 31, 2025
11% DUMP Break up with (4) Universal Jun 25, 2025
11% PARSE Break down (5) LA Times Daily Jun 13, 2025

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