DESCEND Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 221 solutions for 'DESCEND' with 2 to 17 letters.
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The clue "descend" last appeared in the Newsday crossword on July 23, 2023. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SINK", a 4-letter word.

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DESCEND with 6 letters
RETURN
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REVERT
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ROTATE
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SETTLE
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SHELVE
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SHOWER
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SPRING
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STREAM
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TOPPLE
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TRAVEL
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TUMBLE
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TUNNEL
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UPRISE
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UPWIND
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WORSEN
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DESCEND with 7 letters
ADVANCE
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ASSAULT
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CAPSISE
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CAPSIZE
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CASCADE
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DECLINE
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DEPRESS
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DEVIATE
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DEVOLVE
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DIP DOWN
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DIVERGE
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DROP OFF
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DWINDLE
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EXTRACT
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FALL OFF
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FOUNDER
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GET DOWN
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GET OVER
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GO ROUND
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INCLINE
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INHERIT
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PANCAKE
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PLUMMET ⭐
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PROCEED
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REGRESS
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RELAPSE
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RETREAT
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REVERSE
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STUMBLE
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SUBSIDE
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SUCCEED
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DESCEND with 8 letters
BE SHAMED
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BLANDISH
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BOOTLICK
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CATARACT
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COLLAPSE
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COME DOWN
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DECREASE
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DEROGATE
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DIMINISH
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DISMOUNT
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DOWNWIND
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DROP DOWN
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FALL AWAY
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FALL DOWN
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GLISSADE
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GO AROUND
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GO UPHILL
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LEVEL OFF
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LOSE FACE
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MOVE OVER
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NOSEDIVE
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POUNCE ON
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POUR DOWN
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PROGRESS
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SUBMERGE
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TALK DOWN
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TEND TO GO
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TOBOGGAN
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TRANSMIT
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DESCEND with 9 letters
BACKSLIDE
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CLIMB DOWN
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CRASH-LAND
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DESCEND ON
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DISAPPEAR
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DISEMBARK
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GRAVITATE
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LOSE CASTE
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ORIGINATE
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OVERSHOOT
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PARACHUTE
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RETROCEDE
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TOUCH DOWN
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UNDERMINE
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VOUCHSAFE
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DESCEND with 10 letters
CAPITULATE
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CONDESCEND
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DEGENERATE
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DISIMPROVE
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GO DOWNHILL
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GO SIDEWAYS
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INFILTRATE
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LOSE CREDIT
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POUNCE UPON
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RETROGRADE
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Top answers for DESCEND crossword clue from newspapers

SINK
LOWER
PLUMMET
DROP

Definition of descend

  • move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

Anagrams of descend

SCENDED

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What is the best solution to the riddle DESCEND?

Solution SINK is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SINK is 4 letters long. We have 36 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "DESCEND"?

There are 221 solutions. The longest is FALL INTO DISREPUTE with 17 letters, and the shortest is GO with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 17 letters long.

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