Contends with breaks from work around island (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Contends with breaks from work around island (7) . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RESISTS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RESISTS Contends with breaks from work around island (7) (7)
8% RESTDAY Break from working out (7) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
7% VYING Contending (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 21, 2025
7% RESTS Work breaks (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 1, 2025
6% GETSOPEN Breaks away from defenders (8) Universal Nov 7, 2025
6% HOISTED Uplifted and entertained around island (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
6% GOSOLO Break from the group, say (6) New York Times Oct 24, 2025
6% LEG "Break a ___!" (3) USA Today Oct 24, 2025
6% SECEDE Break away (from) (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 23, 2025
6% COULDA "I ___ been a contender!" (6) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
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