Rejuvenating break

Latest answer — August 06, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Cursed look
  2. 8Kia sedan renamed the K5 in 2020
  3. 14Typically the biggest players on a football team
  4. 15Major arteries
  5. 16Convertible living room pieces
  6. 18Dances to a Chubby Checker song, say
  7. 19"You ready to do this?"
  8. 20Display container
  9. 22Bit of gear for an entomologist
  10. 23___ Lingus
  11. 24"Please turn up the thermostat!"
  12. 25City at the center of "Moonraker," informally
  13. 27Winners of Super Bowl III (and no other Super Bowls since then)
  14. 29Paired number
  15. 30Tally mark
  16. 33Team ___
  17. 34It may be struck for a camera
  18. 35Part of the Disney logo
  19. 36Gently touches
  20. 38___ tide
  21. 40Green eggs go-with
  22. 41Lubricate
  23. 42Provide backup for, as a weightlifter or gymnast
  24. 43Suckers
  25. 44December 31, notably
  26. 45Chewie's "Star Wars" buddy
  27. 46One of just two original Monopoly tokens still made today
  28. 47"When I ___, you ___, we ___" (lyric from a Freak Nasty hit)
  29. 49Some whiskeys
  30. 51Stopped bringing up
  31. 54Beethoven's Third
  32. 56Most terrifying
  33. 58Find in the dictionary
  34. 59Lose one's shirt, say
  35. 60Fjords and firths
  36. 61Regular fixed compensation

Down

  1. 1"Frozen" queen
  2. 2Six-stringed instrument similar to a cello
  3. 3Item that has to be blown up before being filled with water
  4. 4Occupancy agreements
  5. 5Smoldering remnant
  6. 6Hurl, in modern lingo
  7. 7Conclude
  8. 8Quaker ___
  9. 9Rejuvenating break
  10. 10Lead-in to -umvirate
  11. 11"You're overthinking this" ... or what might be said about 3-, 9-, 17- and 34-Down?
  12. 12Fellow Down Under
  13. 13No. 2: Abbr.
  14. 17Quick throw in football
  15. 21Class that may not have written tests
  16. 24Peter Pan transport
  17. 26Apple mobile platform
  18. 27Japanese martial art
  19. 28Actor Morales of "Ozark"
  20. 29It separates the dollars and cents
  21. 31Applaud
  22. 32Tailor's edges
  23. 34Minor office injury
  24. 35Animal on a "Hang in there!" inspirational poster
  25. 37Tahoe or Cherokee, in brief
  26. 39Proterozoic, for one
  27. 42That woman
  28. 43Biting piece
  29. 46Cowboys' charges
  30. 47Sub location
  31. 48Original Monopoly token discontinued in 2013
  32. 50Goes on and on and on
  33. 51Singer Del Rey
  34. 52Actress Rae of "American Fiction"
  35. 53Online seller of handcrafted items
  36. 55"I Like ___"
  37. 57Baby grizzly

The answer to “Rejuvenating break” in the New York Times crossword is POWERNAP — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 6, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 9-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Rejuvenating break” answer

POWERNAP (8 letters)

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Why the answer is POWERNAP

POWERNAP is the 8-letter solution that fits "Rejuvenating break" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 6, 2025 (9-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “Rejuvenating break” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 6, 2025 (most recent) → POWERNAP. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Rejuvenating break”?

The answer is POWERNAP, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 6, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Rejuvenating break”?

8 letters: POWERNAP.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on August 6, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 9-Down.

Can “Rejuvenating break” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for August 6, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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