Descending contrivance. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Descending contrivance. . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PARACHUTE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PARACHUTE Descending contrivance. (9)
9% PAT Contrived (3) Thomas Joseph Feb 19, 2026
9% HOKEY Contrived (5) LA Times Daily Feb 3, 2026
8% SCOTS Descendants of the Picts (5) New York Times Feb 20, 2026
8% SCION Descendant (5) New York Times Dec 21, 2025
7% MACHINE Contrivance in Cheam exploded (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
7% CLIMBDOWN Descend (5,4) (9) Mirror Classic Jan 14, 2026
7% BALLPEN Quill descendant (7) Newsday Dec 21, 2025
6% NUCLEAR Sort of power uncle contrived for a king (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 7, 2026
6% STAGEMANAGED Contrived French artist about to install magenta bust (12) The Times Cryptic Feb 24, 2026
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