Run-down Crossword Clue

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Run-down Crossword Answer

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RATTY

(5 letters)

WORN

(4 letters)

DECREPIT

(8 letters)

SLUR

(4 letters)

TIRE

(4 letters)

DEFAME

(6 letters)

SHABBY

(6 letters)

CHASE

(5 letters)

DENIGRATE

(9 letters)

DECRY

(5 letters)

DIS

(3 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. somewhat ill or prone to illness
2. shabby and untidy

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RUN-DOWN (adjective)
1. worn and broken down by hard use
2. having the spring unwound
DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

RATTY
(5 letters)
WORN
(4 letters)
DECREPIT
(8 letters)
SLUR
(4 letters)
TIRE
(4 letters)
DEFAME
(6 letters)
SHABBY
(6 letters)
CHASE
(5 letters)
DENIGRATE
(9 letters)
DECRY
(5 letters)
DIS
(3 letters)

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