Battle break

Latest answer — August 04, 2026

12 Down

A temporary pause lets both sides catch their breath. 🕊️

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Across

  1. 1Fist bump
  2. 4Full of energy
  3. 9Blows off steam
  4. 14Commotion
  5. 15Letter on a resistor
  6. 16Old assembly area
  7. 17Operate the camera for a 1994 Bullock/Reeves action movie?
  8. 19Nickname of Hall of Famer Ernie Banks
  9. 20Spun yarn
  10. 21Digest founder Eric
  11. 22Quiet partner
  12. 23Arrange the kliegs and spots for a 1973 Woody Allen movie?
  13. 26Grave
  14. 29The rite answer
  15. 30Put to the test
  16. 31Papers in pots
  17. 34Barclays Center ballers
  18. 38Star pitcher
  19. 39Provide funding for a 2004 James Wan horror movie?
  20. 42Plumeria product
  21. 43Kansas or Alabama, e.g.
  22. 45Planted plots
  23. 46Key
  24. 48Press into service
  25. 50Relaxed
  26. 51Helm a 2012 Denzel Washington movie?
  27. 57“Oh My God” singer
  28. 58Chaplin of “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
  29. 59Terrible time for a toddler
  30. 63University of Louisiana’s ___ Cajuns
  31. 64Hire actors for a 2008 Meryl Streep movie?
  32. 661960s United Nations secretary-general
  33. 67When many take their coffee break
  34. 68Veggie burger protein
  35. 69Numbers
  36. 70Tibet’s capital
  37. 71Passport datum

Down

  1. 1Absurd
  2. 2Sarah McLachlan hit
  3. 3Campaign predictor
  4. 4“Veritas ___ liberabit” (“Truth will set you free”)
  5. 5Call into question
  6. 6Some of them bear crowns
  7. 7Star pitcher?
  8. 8Fills with cargo
  9. 9Ratcheted (up)
  10. 10Accept mutually
  11. 11“For real!”
  12. 12Battle break
  13. 13Fencing choice
  14. 18Rumble
  15. 24Online reference for cinephiles
  16. 25Homer’s middle child
  17. 26Wild guess
  18. 27Black-and-white mammal
  19. 28Bank holding
  20. 31Rocks in slings?
  21. 32Approved
  22. 33Cruiser letters
  23. 35Fitzgerald of jazz
  24. 36Concert merch
  25. 37Position
  26. 40Be complicit
  27. 41In the company of
  28. 44Some swordplay
  29. 47Fight
  30. 49Perfumery products
  31. 50Playing marbles
  32. 51Game with a numbered board
  33. 52Its license plates say “Famous potatoes”
  34. 53Lear’s middle child
  35. 54Kind of point
  36. 55Reluctant
  37. 56Place for online pic posting
  38. 60Gutless sort
  39. 61Double-reed instrument
  40. 62“Come Sail Away” rock group
  41. 65Crime scene evidence

The answer to “Battle break” in the Wall Street Journal crossword is TRUCE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 4, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 12-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.

“Battle break” answer

TRUCE (5 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 TRUCE.

Why the answer is TRUCE

A temporary pause lets both sides catch their breath. 🕊️

What does TRUCE mean?

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

(noun)

  • an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time

When else has “Battle break” appeared?

Wall Street Journal 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 4, 2026 (most recent) → TRUCE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Battle break”?

The answer is TRUCE, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 4, 2026.

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

5 letters: TRUCE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 4, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 12-Down.

Can “Battle break” have a different answer?

Yes — Wall Street Journal 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 WSJ answers?

The full grid for August 4, 2026 is on the WSJ answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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