Decrease?
Crossword Clue and Answers

Today we have 27 crossword solutions for Decrease? which appeared recently in The New York Times Crossword.

We have deemed Decrease? as a UNCOMMON crossword clue as we have not seen it regularly in many crossword publications.

The most recent answer we found for this clue is "IRON".

Publications

  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 6 Jul 2018

Crossword Answers

3 letters

EBB
The outward flow of the tide

4 letters

BATE
Soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

DROP
The act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"

IRON
A golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

FALL
The act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

WANE
A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

5 letters

SWING
Make a big sweeping gesture or movement

PRESS
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

ABATE
Make less active or intense

LOWER Elizabeth
The lower of two berths

6 letters

REDUCE
Take off weight

MINIFY
Make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

LESSEN
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

SHRINK
A physician who specializes in psychiatry

7 letters

FALLOFF
A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"

THINOUT Chris Roberson
Become sparser; "Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out"

DWINDLE Chris Roberson
Become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

DROPOFF
Get worse; "My grades are slipping"

8 letters

COMEDOWN
Decline to a lower status or level

STEPDOWN
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

DIMINISH
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

9 letters

REDUCTION
The act of decreasing or reducing something

DECREMENT
The amount by which something decreases

LESSENING
A change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

SCALEDOWN
Make smaller; "reduce an image"

10 letters

DIMINUTION
The act of decreasing or reducing something

13 letters

CUTDOWNTOSIZE

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