The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EBBS , but the solution may also be DEFAMES which is one of the most recent solution (2009 in New York Times).
Runs down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EBBS | 33 % | 4 |
| DEFAMES | 33 % | 7 |
| DEROGATES | 33 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Runs down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- run down
- descends
- downwards
- run across
- downward
- run through
- walk down
- slide down
- downwardly
- run into
- dash down
- run over
Crossword Answer definitions
EBBS 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.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result EBBS
More clues leading to the result DEFAMES
- Casts aspersions on
- Maligns
- Discredits
- Vilifies
- Puts down
- Publicly attacks
- Traduces.
- Slanders.
- Calumniates.
- Libels.