The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCARP , but the solution may also be NOSEDIVE which is one of the most recent solution (1999 in CrossSynergy).
Steep descent crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCARP | 67 % | 5 |
| NOSEDIVE | 17 % | 8 |
| ESCARP | 17 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Steep descent
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- precipitous
- abrupt
- sharp
- brant
- precipice
- precipitate
- sheer
- bold
- subvert
- ripping
- puranic
- admiral
Crossword Answer definitions
SCARP noun- The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet
- A cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge caused by erosion or faulting; the steeper side of an escarpment
- (earth science) to cut, scrape, erode, or otherwise make into a scarp or escarpment
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 SCARP
- Steep cliff
- Plateau cliff
- Steep slope
- Base of a mesa
- Line of cliffs
- Cliff
- Protective embankment
- Bluff
- It's a bluff
- Precipice
More clues leading to the result NOSEDIVE
- Plunge
- Sharp fall
- Sudden plunge
- Plummet
- Sudden drop
- Steep descent
- Quickly fall
- Precipitous plummet
- Big drop
- Turn for the worst?