The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DUMB , but the solution may also be BOIL … which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| DUMB | 50 % | 4 |
| BOIL … | 50 % | 8 |
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
DUMB adjective- Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").
- Silent; unaccompanied by words.
- (especially of a person) Extremely stupid.
- Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
- Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.
- To silence.
- To make stupid.
- To represent as stupid.
- To reduce the intellectual demands of.
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 DUMB
- Cloddish
- ___ waiter (elevator)
- Type of waiter
- Like a rock?
- Like someone stoned, perhaps
- See 25-Down
- Word with waiter or bell
- Speechless
- Unintelligent
- Not bright at all