Crossword clues like “Slump” have been solved before, and the answers below were used in those completions. They reflect patterns seen in well-constructed, editor-approved puzzles.
Answers:
- DOWNTURN
- SAG
- FLOP
- COLLAPSE
- DROOP
- DROP
- RECESSION
- SLOUCH
- DIP
- LOLL
- SINKDOWN
- SINK
Synonyms and Definitions
DOWNTURN
- Synonyms: downswing
SAG
- Synonyms: droop, flag, sag down, swag
FLOP
- Synonyms: bust, collapse, dud, fall flat, fall through, fizzle, floating-point operation, founder, washout
COLLAPSE
- Synonyms: break, break down, break up, burst, cave in, crack, crack up, crash, crock up, crumble, crumple, fall in, flop, give, give way, prostration, tumble
DROOP
- Synonyms: loll, sag, wilt
DROP
- Synonyms: bead, cast, cast off, cliff, cut down, dangle, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, dip, discharge, dismiss, drib, dribble, driblet, drip, drop cloth, drop curtain, drop down, drop off, drop-off, expend, fall, fell, flatten, free fall, knock off, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pearl, pretermit, put down, send away, send packing, set down, shake off, shed, sink, spend, strike down, swing, throw, throw away, throw off, unload
RECESSION
- Synonyms: ceding back, corner, niche, receding, recess, recessional
DIP
- Synonyms: angle of dip, cutpurse, dim, douse, drop, duck, dunk, inclination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, pickpocket, plunge, souse
LOLL
- Synonyms: arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste ones time
SINK
- Synonyms: bury, cesspit, cesspool, fall off, go down, go under, lapse, pass, settle, sinkhole, slide down, subside, sump, swallow hole