The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BOIL … which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Simplify, with “down” crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BOIL … | 50 % | 8 |
| DUMB | 50 % | 4 |
Why may BOIL be the right solution?
The word "simplify" can mean to reduce something to its basic form. In cooking, "boil down" means to reduce a liquid by boiling it. So, "simplify, with 'down'" is a clue for the answer "BOIL."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Simplify, with “down”
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dumb
- degrade
- ease
- reduce
- reduced
- simple
- simplified
- streamline
- downshift
- streamlined
- aad
- abase
Crossword Answer definitions
BOIL … noun- A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.
- A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood.
- The collective noun for a group of hawks.
- (of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
- To cook in boiling water.
- (of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
- To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
- (used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
- (used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.
- To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
- To steep or soak in warm water.
- To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
- To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
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