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The R of RIP Crossword Clue

Last seen in: NYT Special · 2026-10-21

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(noun)

  1. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  2. a support on which things can be put
  3. a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
  4. something left after other parts have been taken away
  5. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
  6. a state of inaction
  7. a pause for relaxation

(verb)

  1. be at rest
  2. stay the same; remain in a certain state
  3. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
  4. give a rest to
  5. rest on or as if on a pillow
  6. sit, as on a branch
  7. not move; be in a resting position
  8. put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
  9. be inactive, refrain from acting
  10. be inherent or innate in
  11. have a place in relation to something else

(noun)

  1. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
  2. a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
  3. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
  4. a dissolute man in fashionable society

(verb)

  1. criticize or abuse strongly and violently
  2. tear or be torn violently
  3. cut (wood) along the grain
  4. move precipitously or violently
  5. take without the owner's consent

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 4 letters
    REST

    The R of RIP (4)

    NYT Special · Oct 21, 2026

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