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DOWN is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for DOWN.

89 total results for DOWN   ( score: 50 )

39 results for DOWN from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Sat Mar 25, 20232DEat quicklyRobyn Weintraub
Thu Dec 9, 202170AFeeling sadAlexander Liebeskind
Wed Aug 19, 202016DWith 39-Down, minimizeBrandon Koppy
Thu Apr 16, 202056ASee 54-AcrossAlan Arbesfeld
Mon Apr 30, 201851AOne direction for an elevatorBruce Haight
Wed Aug 2, 201762DIn a blue funkBruce Haight
Sun Jun 18, 2017106AUp (for), paradoxicallySam Trabucco
Tue Apr 12, 201640DIn the dumpsAlan DerKazarian
Tue Oct 14, 201464AWith 67-Across, coastal MaineAdam G. Perl
Thu Aug 28, 201421DWith 40-Down, how rain falls ... or a literal description of the answers to the four theme cluesNed White
Mon Oct 21, 201322ASouthwardGary Cee
Sun Sep 1, 201385AChugJohn Farmer
Tue Mar 19, 201331AHeading for half of crossword cluesMike Buckley
Tue Mar 27, 201245ADepressed (2)Todd McClary
Wed Feb 22, 201246DBlue (2)Karen Young Bonin
Fri May 6, 201135A"The moon is ___; I have not heard the clock": "Macbeth"Natan Last
Thu Oct 22, 200940A*RejectedJoel Fagliano
Tue Jun 30, 20093DElevator direction half the timeSteve Dobis
Thu Oct 2, 200839AOut of orderSamuel A. Donaldson
Sun Nov 25, 200782DTemporarily not workingTrip Payne
Mon Oct 22, 20075APillow filler (2)Lynn Lempel
Sun Oct 21, 200796AElevator buttonBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sat Jul 7, 200732APut awayTodd McClary
Tue Mar 13, 200766A*Quilt fillingHolden Baker
Mon Oct 10, 200537DLow in spiritsHolden Baker
Tue Mar 22, 20055DLike the answer to this clueDavid J. Kahn
Mon Jan 10, 20055DSadDavid Pringle
Sat Oct 2, 200440ADejectedDavid J. Kahn
Tue Sep 7, 200433AKnock out of the skySarah Keller
Sat Jun 28, 200337DBlue (2)Robert H. Wolfe
Wed May 9, 200118AGridiron scoreboard infoEthan Cooper
Wed Apr 4, 200122DSwallowAlan Arbesfeld
Fri Feb 23, 200153DDepressed (2)Joe DiPietro
Wed Jun 21, 200042AOn toast, at a dinerGreg Staples
Tue Dec 7, 199938APillow filler (2)Norman S. Wizer
Wed Jun 23, 199940AQuote, part 3Alan Olschwang
Tue Oct 27, 199814AOn toast, in diner slangPeter Gordon
Thu Feb 3, 199454DHow the answer to this goesA.J. Santora
Sun Jan 23, 199433AFluffCharles M. Deber
2 results for DOWN from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Feb 5, 2012Cryptic27AFeeling blue jacket material (4)Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
May 16, 2010Cryptic1DBlue feathers (4)Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
48 results for DOWN from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Wed Feb 24, 199312DEatAlfio MicciMaleska
Mon Sep 21, 19921D___ but not outBetty JorgensenMaleska
Mon Jul 13, 199233DFootball termWilliam CanineMaleska
Mon Nov 18, 199133DEider attachmentWilliam CanineMaleska
Fri Aug 9, 199134DOne of a gridiron foursomeJ. Samuel SmartMaleska
Thu May 17, 199064AFootball unitRichard SilvestriMaleska
Wed Dec 21, 198814AA direction in 38 AcrossJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Sat Jul 4, 19876DFeathersSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thu Feb 12, 198765AFine feathersKenneth WitteMaleska
Mon Mar 28, 198364AParka paddingVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Mon Apr 23, 19791DWord with stairs or townTap OsbornMaleska
Tue Dec 19, 197868ASwallowRussellMaleska
Tue May 23, 197857AFeathersJean J. DavisonMaleska
Thu Sep 8, 197761AFeathersElaine D. SchorrMaleska
Sun Dec 19, 197624DNot upAnne FoxWeng
Tue Mar 30, 197630DEider's prideDennis ListortWeng
Thu Feb 19, 19761DSee aboveSidney L. RobbinsWeng
Mon Apr 28, 197528DSoft feathersWossWeng
Sat Feb 8, 197525DOne of a football fourHerb L. RisteenWeng
Tue Apr 24, 19731D___ the hatchUnknownWeng
Thu Dec 7, 19722DDepressedUnknownWeng
Fri Sep 10, 197159A___ at the mouthUnknownWeng
Fri Mar 12, 197145APillow materialUnknownWeng
Mon Jun 15, 197054DElevator buttonUnknownWeng
Sun Jul 21, 196896AFootball playWilliam LutwiniakFarrar
Thu Apr 4, 196846AFootball play.UnknownFarrar
Fri Mar 29, 196823DFeathers.UnknownFarrar
Sun Nov 19, 19673DFootball play.William LutwiniakFarrar
Mon Aug 7, 19674AFeathers.Leonard SussmanFarrar
Sun Jul 2, 196736DFootball term.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sun Feb 27, 196662DOpen upland.William LutwiniakFarrar
Sun Oct 31, 1965103AFine hair.Barbara L. GolubFarrar
Thu May 20, 196550DFeathers.UnknownFarrar
Mon Sep 9, 19633DOut's partner.UnknownFarrar
Sun Dec 9, 1962122D___ beat.Barbara L. GolubFarrar
Sun Sep 23, 196278D___ East.A. J. SantoraFarrar
Tue May 22, 196264AFine feathers.Michael DubinFarrar
Fri May 13, 196054DOut's partner.UnknownFarrar
Tue Nov 4, 195868AFootball term.Walt ClarkFarrar
Sat Jan 21, 195636AFine feathers.UnknownFarrar
Thu Sep 15, 195533DDepressed.Sidney LambertFarrar
Wed Sep 8, 19541ACommon to a playful puppy.George HendersonFarrar
Sun Jan 17, 195474ANest lining.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Fri Mar 13, 195364AElevator sign.George HendersonFarrar
Tue Jul 31, 195127DFootball term.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 6, 195165ACommand to a dog.Willard N. JordanFarrar
Sun Jun 10, 194588AOn paper.Lester KeeneFarrar
Sun Aug 13, 1944152DFeathers.Willard N. JordanFarrar
Anagrams:NOWD, WOND