The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DESPAIR , but the solution may also be BLUES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Down state crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DESPAIR | 25 % | 7 |
| BLUES | 25 % | 5 |
| SLEEP | 25 % | 5 |
| WOE | 25 % | 3 |
Why may BLUES be the right solution?
The clue "Down state?" is a play on words. In this case, "Down" can refer to feeling sad or low, which is associated with the musical genre "blues." So, the answer "BLUES" fits the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Down state
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- despair
- craziness
- dilapidation
- droop
- dependence
- maine
- nominate
- dependance
- drooping
- low
- sink
- stand
Crossword Answer definitions
DESPAIR noun- Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
- That which causes despair.
- That which is despaired of.
- To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
- To cause to despair.
- (often with “of”) To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation.
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 DESPAIR
- Give up all hope
- Lose hope
- Hopelessness
- Loss of hope
- Give up hope
- Abandon hope
- Hopeless feeling
- Down state
- Lose heart
- Very blue state
More clues leading to the result BLUES
- James Cotton forte
- Music genre
- Waters genre
- Birth of the __
- Robert Cray's bag
- W.C. Handy's realm
- W.C. Handy's genre
- The B in R&B
- Bessie Smith's genre
- Rhythm's partner
More clues leading to the result SLEEP
- Be in the land of Nod
- Catch some Z's
- Take a siesta
- Visit dreamland
- Doze
- Sheep counter's goal
- Down state?
- Drop off
- Hypnotist's word
- Power-saving mode