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Plummets Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SINKS which was last seen in the New York Times Mini crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SINKS

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197%5Exact Match!
296%5Exact Match!
395%10TAKESADIVEExact Match!

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SINKS" which means:

    noun
  • • Plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
  • • (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
  • • A depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
  • • A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
  • verb
  • • Fall or descend to a lower place or level
  • • Cause to sink
  • • Pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
  • • Go under
  • • Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
  • • Appear to move downward
  • • Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
  • • Fall or sink heavily
  • • Embed deeply

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He sinks the basketball through the hoop."
  • • "She sinks her teeth into a juicy burger."

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times Mini05 Dec 2023 Down 5
New York Times02 Jan 2012 Down 51
New York Times30 Apr 2004 Down 3 TAKESADIVE
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