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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAYAFEWWORDS You'd expect 8 down to do this to break the silence but not for long (12)
7% DISSOLVE Break down in water (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 14, 2025
6% UPIS "Breaking ___ Hard to Do" (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 10, 2025
6% FAIL Break down (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 27, 2025
6% MUTED Silenced (5) Commuter Oct 21, 2025
6% SHARPISH Instrument is breaking silence soon (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
6% WEEP Break down (4) Newsday Sep 20, 2025
5% LONGI Sound of silence (5) Newsday Nov 20, 2025
5% ARE "Do as you ____ told!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 19, 2025
5% DILUTION Watering down (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 19, 2025
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