Take it easy

The answer to “Take it easy” in the The Washington Post crossword is REST — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 28, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 67-Across. 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.

“Take it easy” answer

REST (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is REST.

Why the answer is REST

A good way to recover after a long day 😌

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 “Take it easy” appeared?

The Washington Post 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.

July 28, 2026 (most recent) → REST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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