Soothe, as into a false sense of security Crossword Clue

• Pause in the action

  New York Times · Monday, December 8, 2025 · 4 letters

• Break in the action

  New York Times · Wednesday, September 3, 2025 · 4 letters

• Eye of the storm

  New York Times · Saturday, July 26, 2025 · 4 letters

• Quiet

  New York Times · Friday, January 10, 2025 · 4 letters

• Temporarily calm period

  New York Times · Monday, September 30, 2024 · 4 letters

• Calm

  New York Times · Saturday, January 8, 2022 · 4 letters

• Slow period

  New York Times · Tuesday, November 16, 2021 · 4 letters

• Quiet period

  New York Times · Saturday, October 23, 2021 · 4 letters

• Brief down period

  New York Times · Monday, December 9, 2019 · 4 letters

• Break

  New York Times · Saturday, December 8, 2018 · 4 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 31-Across No longer a kid
• 32-Down ___ v. Wade
• 33-Across &
• 33-Down Blue, in Spanish
• 34-Down Get exactly right
• 35-Down Insult, informally
• 36-Across Youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner
• 38-Down Beyond uptight
• 39-Down Run away
• 40-Across "See ya!"
• 41-Across Not satisfied, as a requirement
• 42-Across San ___ Obispo, Calif.