The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WANED , but the solution may also be ENDED which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in USA Today).
Wound down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WANED | 40 % | 5 |
| ABATED | 40 % | 6 |
| ENDED | 20 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wound down
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- winding down
- wind down
- taper off
- die down
- closedown
- ramp down
- shutdown
- tapering off
- cut down
- play down
- shut off
- deescalate
Crossword Answer definitions
WANED verb- To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.
- Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.
- Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.
- Said of a time period that comes to an end.
- To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.
- To cause to decrease.
- Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.
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 WANED
- Fell off
- Went down
- Gradually declined
- Declined in power
- Tapered off
- Dwindled
- Approached third quarter, say
- Lost strength
- Subsided
- Backed off
More clues leading to the result ABATED
- Subsided
- Ebbed
- Slackened
- Waned
- Let up
- Tapered off
- Eased off
- Ran the course
- Became less intense
- Reduced in intensity