Makes more basic, with "down" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Makes more basic, with "down" . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DUMBS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DUMBS Makes more basic, with "down" (5)
9% SIMPLER More basic (7) (7) The Sun Mini Oct 1, 2025
8% ABCS Basics (4) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2025
8% EASES Makes more manageable (5) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
8% TOUGHEN Make more robust (7) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025
8% ROUGHEN Make more coarse (7) The Times Concise Sep 17, 2025
8% ENDEAR Make more precious (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2025
8% BLUER More down (5) Newsday Aug 1, 2025
7% BUILDINGBLOCK Basic construction component (13) The Times Concise Oct 16, 2025
7% SUCROSE Basic sugar (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
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