Maintain a calm, pleasant demeanor during a stressful situation Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Maintain a calm, pleasant demeanor during a stressful situation featured in USA Today puzzle on January 4, 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SMILEANDWAVE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMILEANDWAVE Maintain a calm, pleasant demeanor during a stressful situation (12) USA Today Jan 4, 2026
6% KEEPINGONESCOOL Maintaining a calm demeanor (15)
5% MIEN Demeanor (4) Universal Dec 24, 2025
4% STRAIN Stress (6) The Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
4% NICE Pleasant (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 3, 2026
4% AROMA Pleasant scent (5) USA Today Dec 29, 2025
4% LIE Be situated (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 26, 2025
4% LIKABLE Pleasant and amiable (7) USA Today Dec 25, 2025
4% UPHOLD Maintain (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 22, 2025
4% RELIEF Pleasant change (6) Newsday Dec 21, 2025

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