You'd expect 8 down to do this to break the silence but not for long Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue You'd expect 8 down to do this to break the silence but not for long . 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 SAYAFEWWORDS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAYAFEWWORDS You'd expect 8 down to do this to break the silence but not for long (12)
6% RECESSED Breaks, intermissions (8) (8) Puzzler Mar 12, 2026
6% ONSERVE Not down a break, in tennis (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 10, 2026
6% DID "What ___ you expect?" (3)
6% ROTS Breaks down (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 14, 2026
5% NAG One who's constantly telling you to do this and do that (3) New York Times Mar 31, 2026
5% MESSIAH The oratorio one long expected (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 30, 2026
5% DRAGONFLY D-bug? (9) New York Times Midi Mar 30, 2026
5% DIVERSION D-ploy? (9) New York Times Midi Mar 30, 2026
5% DIAGNOSTIC D-test? (10) New York Times Midi Mar 30, 2026
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