Drop Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Wednesday, August 19, 2026 · 31-Down
Appeared in 57 New York Times Crosswords between March 1994 and August 2026.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 19, 2026 · 31-Down · 5 letters
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cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
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5 lettersUse ? for blanks. Example: C?S?O?
Other answers seen for this clue
- Appeared in 29 New York Times Crosswords between March 1994 and January 2024.OMIT4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 5 New York Times Crosswords between July 2011 and March 2020.TROU4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 3 New York Times Crosswords between January 2017 and September 2025.MIC3 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 3 New York Times Crosswords between June 2012 and April 2023.INS3 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between June 1997 and December 2008.DELE4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between January 2000 and May 2007.EBB3 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between May 1998 and April 2003.PLUNGE6 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Wednesday, August 19, 2026.DIP3 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, March 27, 2026.OFFS4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, September 7, 2018.QUIT4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, April 1, 2012.FALL4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, February 20, 2011.SHED4 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, April 1, 2006.OMI3 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Sunday, December 11, 2005.ELIDE5 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, March 30, 2001.DESCEND7 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, March 16, 2001.DELETE6 lettersanswer page
- Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Saturday, May 8, 1999.AHINT5 lettersanswer page
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- Less lofty
New York Times · Monday, October 3, 2011 · 5 letters
- Dim
New York Times · Friday, April 3, 2009 · 5 letters
- Toward the bottom
New York Times · Monday, January 1, 2007 · 5 letters
- ___ Slobbovia (remote locale)
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- 26-Down Verbal hesitations
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- 28-Across Lifted
- 29-Down Situations one might no longer put effort into
- 30-Across Services for senior citizens
- 33-Down North Carolina university
- 34-Across Hybrid tennis attire
- 35-Down Chicago paper, with "the"
- 36-Across Word with pan, pump or paint
- 37-Across ___ Minor
