The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SAG which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Slump crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAG | 79 % | 3 |
| RECESSION | 4 % | 9 |
| DROOP | 4 % | 5 |
| LETDOWN | 2 % | 7 |
| DECLINE | 2 % | 7 |
| TAILSPIN | 2 % | 8 |
| STATEOFDECLINE | 2 % | 14 |
| WILT | 2 % | 4 |
| DOLDRUMS | 2 % | 8 |
Why may SAG be the right solution?
The answer to "Slump" is "SAG" because when something slumps, it tends to droop or sink down, which is similar to the meaning of the word "sag."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slump
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slouch
- fall off
- falloff
- drop-off
- slack
- sink
- depression
- economic crisis
- falling off
- slide down
- sag
- tumble
Crossword Answer definitions
SAG noun- The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
- The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
- The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
- To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
- (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
- To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
- To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
- To cause to bend or give way; to load.
- To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
- An Indian dish made from greens (usually spinach) cooked down to a thick paste.
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 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
More clues leading to the result RECESSION
- A returning
- The hairline was showing the effects of ___
- Substantial slump
- State of economic decline
- Obama's challenge
- Tough economic time
- Withdrawal.
- Present state of business.
- Downward trend in business.
- A dip in the prosperity chart.
More clues leading to the result DROOP
- Begin to wither
- Hang like a spaniel's ears
- Sag
- Hang limply
- Sagginess
- Flag
- Lose resilience
- Start to wilt
- Wilt
- Hang like a walrus mustache
More clues leading to the result LETDOWN
- Disillusionment
- Disappointment ... and a hint to four puzzle answers
- Disappointment.
- Disappointment: Colloq.
- Slow up.
- Anticlimax.
- Relaxation.
- Disappoint
- Disappointment
- Anticlimax
More clues leading to the result DECLINE
More clues leading to the result TAILSPIN
- Precipitous downturn
- Dramatic downturn
- Dizzying dive
- Pilot's problem
- Critical downturn
- Sudden and precipitous downturn
- Dramatic decline
- Sudden decline
- Sudden collapse
- Spiraling air maneuver.
More clues leading to the result STATEOFDECLINE
More clues leading to the result WILT
- Go limp
- Lakers' legend Chamberlain
- Droop
- Languish
- Fade like a flower
- Lose freshness
- ___ "The Stilt" Chamberlain
- Ebb
- Hoops great Chamberlain
- React to high humidity