Observe the Sabbath

The answer to “Observe the Sabbath” in the USA Today crossword is REST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the USA Today crossword on September 23, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 58-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.

“Observe the Sabbath” answer

REST (4 letters)

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What does REST mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of REST is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Observe the Sabbath” appeared?

USA Today 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.

September 23, 2026 (most recent) → REST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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