Leisure Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Leisure” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of June 7, 2026? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2026
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EASE is the answer to “Leisure”. It means to give rest or relief to.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To give rest or relief to.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: AEES.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Relieve”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (June 7, 2026)
Across
- 1. Dart like a hummingbird4 letters, starts with FFLIT
- 5. Add flair to, with "up" / The second ...5 letters, starts with ZZHUZH
- 10. ... woman to win the Oscar for best director / Main artery5 letters, starts with AAORTA
- 15. Mischief makers4 letters, starts with IIMPS
- 19. Lion's or tiger's sound4 letters, starts with RROAR
- 20. Ancient region located in present-day Turkey5 letters, starts with IIONIA
- 21. Move before learning how to walk5 letters, starts with CCRAWL
- 22. Gold medal-winning sprinter Lyles4 letters, starts with NNOAH
- 23. Class with mat lessons4 letters, starts with YYOGA
- 24. Some Iberian wines5 letters, starts with PPORTS
- 25. Philosopher who wrote "Science of Logic"5 letters, starts with HHEGEL
- 26. Rooftop spinner4 letters, starts with VVANE
- 27. Glamorous singer7 letters, starts with PPOPDIVA
- 29. Rocking, so to speak7 letters, starts with WWEARING
- 31. Exacted vengeance / The second ...7 letters, starts with GGOTEVEN
- 34. ... planet from the sun / "Here"7 letters, starts with UUSETHIS
- 36. Senator's attack, say5 letters, starts with SSMEAR
- 39. Service members who have come back home9 letters, starts with RRETURNEES
- 41. Raptors, e.g.5 letters, starts with DDINOS
- 45. "It's true ..."6 letters, starts with IIADMIT
- 47. Low point of a boating trip?7 letters, starts with LLAKEBED
- 48. Remove skeletal parts as a chef would6 letters, starts with DDEBONE
- 49. Checks the fit of, as clothes7 letters, starts with TTRIESON
- 51. "Cracks" actress Green3 letters, starts with EEVA
- 52. Emergency exit?7 letters, starts with AAIRLIFT
- 53. Turns loose (on)4 letters, starts with SSICS
- 54. "The BFG" author Dahl / The second ...5 letters, starts with RROALD
- 57. ... man on the moon / Professional athlete's favorite bands?5 letters, starts with RRINGS
- 60. Alter, as a manuscript4 letters, starts with EEDIT
- 61. Fire ___ (insect)3 letters, starts with AANT
- 62. Sauce with garlic, olive oil and four vowels5 letters, starts with AAIOLI
- 63. Results of some revolutions5 letters, starts with CCOUPS
- 65. Building extension3 letters, starts with EELL
- 66. Skill honed by students during exam prep / The second ...10 letters, starts with TTESTTAKING
- 69. ... taxonomic rank / Address with labels separated by a dot10 letters, starts with DDOMAINNAME
- 71. Smoked entrée, maybe3 letters, starts with HHAM
- 72. Frankfurters, e.g.7 letters, starts with GGERMANS
- 74. Feel remorse over3 letters, starts with RRUE
- 75. Cookie with a coconut flavor, often8 letters, starts with MMACAROON
- 79. Granola tidbit3 letters, starts with OOAT
- 80. Lack of careful thought in one's words8 letters, starts with GGLIBNESS
- 85. This is a me problem!7 letters, starts with EEGOTISM
- 86. "Wouldn't you ___?"5 letters, starts with AAGREE
- 88. "I've got so much on my plate right now"7 letters, starts with IITSALOT
- 89. Hidden ___ (valuable thing that isn't immediately apparent)3 letters, starts with GGEM
- 90. Org. concerned with disability rights / The second ...4 letters, starts with AACLU
- 92. ... circle of hell in Dante's "Inferno" / Flower show supporter4 letters, starts with SSTEM
- 94. Lupino of "High Sierra"3 letters, starts with IIDA
- 95. Just like you see it4 letters, starts with AASIS
- 97. Style that's similar to "the Rachel"4 letters, starts with SSHAG
- 98. 97 Across makeup4 letters, starts with HHAIR
- 100. Former ruler that's an anagram of 84 Down4 letters, starts with TTSAR
- 101. "Marty Supreme" actor Timothée / The second ...8 letters, starts with CCHALAMET
- 104. ... birthstone in a calendar year / Classic Def Leppard album8 letters, starts with HHYSTERIA
- 106. Judge Lance who presided over the "Trial of the Century"3 letters, starts with IITO
- 107. Part of a Facebook user's account7 letters, starts with PPROFILE
- 109. Casual shirt3 letters, starts with TTEE
- 110. With 115 Across, process where an atom can split into two pieces (Note: The second letters of the circled words spell out the element associated with the number 2)7 letters, starts with NNUCLEAR
- 114. Mad and then some5 letters, starts with IIRATE
- 115. See 110 Across7 letters, starts with FFISSION
- 119. Like some country roads7 letters, starts with OONELANE
- 120. ___ pear (sweetener in bulgogi marinade)5 letters, starts with AASIAN
- 121. "Kinda"7 letters, starts with AALITTLE
- 122. Perched for sleeping7 letters, starts with RROOSTED
- 123. Nick of "Affliction"5 letters, starts with NNOLTE
- 124. Meant7 letters, starts with DDENOTED
Down
- 1. Cook in hot oil3 letters, starts with FFRY
- 2. Throw for a ___ (shock)4 letters, starts with LLOOP
- 3. "Hell and night / Must bring this monstrous birth to the world's light" speaker of a Shakespearean tragedy4 letters, starts with IIAGO
- 4. Contests in which strong teams might be lulled into a false sense of security by playing against heavy underdogs9 letters, starts with TTRAPGAMES
- 5. "Not another word!"5 letters, starts with ZZIPIT
- 6. President who was the eponym of a dam6 letters, starts with HHOOVER
- 7. Come apart7 letters, starts with UUNRAVEL
- 8. Pimple, informally3 letters, starts with ZZIT
- 9. "Our time ___ come!"3 letters, starts with HHAS
- 10. "Mein Gott!"3 letters, starts with AACH
- 11. Resource found in stores?3 letters, starts with OORE
- 12. Pollen producer7 letters, starts with RRAGWEED
- 13. Sounds from swallows6 letters, starts with TTWEETS
- 14. To whom imams pray5 letters, starts with AALLAH
- 15. Like a Klingon ship after activating a cloaking device9 letters, starts with IINVISIBLE
- 16. Haunted house noise4 letters, starts with MMOAN
- 17. Guilt or hunger feeling4 letters, starts with PPANG
- 18. "Steady as ___ goes"3 letters, starts with SSHE
- 28. "The Sweetest Dream" author Lessing5 letters, starts with DDORIS
- 30. Traveler on horseback5 letters, starts with RRIDER
- 32. "when r u coming?"3 letters, starts with EETA
- 33. Warmed in a microwave5 letters, starts with NNUKED
- 34. Open, as a latched door5 letters, starts with UUNBAR
- 35. Holy ___ (papal office)3 letters, starts with SSEE
- 36. Occupies, as a booth6 letters, starts with SSITSAT
- 37. "Full Metal Jacket" figure6 letters, starts with MMARINE
- 38. Queens' announcements6 letters, starts with EEDICTS
- 40. Accelerate, as an engine3 letters, starts with RREV
- 42. "I'm at a total loss"6 letters, starts with NNOIDEA
- 43. Captured, as footage6 letters, starts with OONFILM
- 44. "Don't ___ for less!"6 letters, starts with SSETTLE
- 46. "Spark" singer, 19988 letters, starts with TTORIAMOS
- 48. Cause to lose morale8 letters, starts with DDISPIRIT
- 50. Secluded reading spot4 letters, starts with NNOOK
- 52. Oaxacan water4 letters, starts with AAGUA
- 55. Arrange in a row5 letters, starts with AALIGN
- 56. Statement on stage4 letters, starts with LLINE
- 58. Oft-tapped image4 letters, starts with IICON
- 59. Claim on some BBQ sauce bottles5 letters, starts with NNOMSG
- 62. "Quadrun" developer5 letters, starts with AATARI
- 64. Rudely ignores5 letters, starts with SSNUBS
- 67. "___ wasn't so bad!"4 letters, starts with TTHAT
- 68. "The Mandalorian" character popularly known as Baby Yoda5 letters, starts with GGROGU
- 69. Times out?5 letters, starts with DDATES
- 70. "99 Luftballons" rocker4 letters, starts with NNENA
- 73. Produce a flaw in3 letters, starts with MMAR
- 75. Giant opening?4 letters, starts with MMEGA
- 76. Matures, as wine and cheese4 letters, starts with AAGES
- 77. Work with panels5 letters, starts with CCOMIC
- 78. Creighton University city5 letters, starts with OOMAHA
- 81. Maximum or minimum5 letters, starts with LLIMIT
- 82. "Clueless" actress Donovan5 letters, starts with EELISA
- 83. Concession stand drink4 letters, starts with SSODA
- 84. Symbol on Ghana's flag4 letters, starts with SSTAR
- 86. Many a reader of the newspaper El Khabar8 letters, starts with AALGERIAN
- 87. Hydrocarbon involved in fruit-ripening8 letters, starts with EETHYLENE
- 91. Kids' summer program4 letters, starts with CCAMP
- 93. Leisure4 letters, starts with EEASE
- 96. Product promoters6 letters, starts with SSHILLS
- 97. 2017 U.S. Open champ Stephens6 letters, starts with SSLOANE
- 99. Lay down again in the bathroom, say?6 letters, starts with RRETILE
- 100. Associates with6 letters, starts with TTIESTO
- 102. Troubled greatly5 letters, starts with AATEAT
- 103. Trunk in a museum5 letters, starts with TTORSO
- 104. Try to swat5 letters, starts with HHITAT
- 105. Frankincense or myrrh, e.g.5 letters, starts with RRESIN
- 108. Be unsuccessful4 letters, starts with FFAIL
- 110. ___'easter3 letters, starts with NNOR
- 111. "I'm down to my final card!"3 letters, starts with UUNO
- 112. Short suit?3 letters, starts with CCEO
- 113. Color of the paint on Wonderland roses3 letters, starts with RRED
- 115. Hot thing right now3 letters, starts with FFAD
- 116. Sitcom cousin with a derby3 letters, starts with IITT
- 117. "¡Espléndido!"3 letters, starts with OOLE
- 118. "Our Town" composer Rorem3 letters, starts with NNED
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Questions
What is the answer to “Leisure”?
EASE, 4 letters: to give rest or relief to.
When was “Leisure” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of June 7, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
4 letters, starting with E.