The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WANES , but the solution may also be IRONS which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Decreases crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WANES | 27 % | 5 |
| IRONS | 23 % | 5 |
| LESSENS | 9 % | 7 |
| DIESDOWN | 9 % | 8 |
| EBBS | 9 % | 4 |
| EASES | 5 % | 5 |
| FADES | 5 % | 5 |
| LESSONS | 5 % | 7 |
| DIPS | 5 % | 4 |
| SHORTENS | 5 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Decreases
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- decrement
- step-down
- diminution
- diminish
- lessen
- lessening
- fall
- reduction
- drop-off
- minify
- alleviates
- ameliorates
Crossword Answer definitions
WANES noun- A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
- The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.
- The end of a period.
- A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
- To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
- Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
- Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
- Said of a time period that comes to an end.
- To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
- To cause to decrease.
- A child.
- A house or dwelling.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result WANES
More clues leading to the result IRONS
- Caddie's bagful
- Tiger Woods's bagful
- Palmer's bagful
- Presses
- Fairway clubs
- Shackles
- Caddie's handful
- Mashie and niblick
- Golfer's set
- Does pressing work
More clues leading to the result LESSENS
More clues leading to the result DIESDOWN
More clues leading to the result EBBS
More clues leading to the result EASES
- Lets up
- Relaxes
- Comforts
- Inches along
- Removes an obstruction
- Smoothes the way
- Softens the blow
- Assuages
- Soothes
- Lightens up
More clues leading to the result FADES
- Drifts slowly away
- Loses color
- Loses luster
- Drops out of contention
- Is affected by sunlight, perhaps
- Loses stamina
- Disappears gradually
- Weakens
- Vanishes into thin air
- Loses brightness
More clues leading to the result LESSONS
- Things learned
- Syllabus contents
- Class struggles?
- Instruction units
- Classroom studies
- Classroom activities
- Learning experiences
- Course components
- Course units
- Schoolwork
More clues leading to the result DIPS
- Baskin-Robbins servings
- Short swims
- Tango moves
- Servings of sorbet
- Pool quickies
- Crudités accompaniments
- Quick swims
- Brief swims
- Some price fluctuations
- Falls off