The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word EBB , but the solution may also be DOWNTURN which is one of the most recent solution (1999 in LA Times).
Recession crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EBB | 29 % | 3 |
| SLUMP | 29 % | 5 |
| DOWNTURN | 14 % | 8 |
| SAG | 14 % | 3 |
| DECLINE | 14 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Recession
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- recess
- receding
- corner
- niche
- ceding back
- economy
- regression
- regress
- retrogression
- retreat
- crisis
- flat
Crossword Answer definitions
EBB noun- The receding movement of the tide.
- A gradual decline.
- A low state; a state of depression.
- A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
- To flow back or recede
- To fall away or decline
- To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- To cause to flow back.
- Low, shallow
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 EBB
More clues leading to the result SLUMP
- Hitless stretch
- Batter's blues
- Go 0-for-the-week
- Plate drought
- Batter's woe
- Losing streak
- Batter's bugaboo
- Exhibit poor posture
- Mild recession
- Bad time for a batter
More clues leading to the result DOWNTURN
More clues leading to the result SAG
- Get droopy
- Droop
- Reagan was its pres.
- Lose energy
- Depression
- Droop in the middle
- Go limp
- Hang down
- Bow to gravity
- What overloaded shelves do