Down in the dumps Crossword Clue

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Down in the dumps Crossword Answer

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SULLEN

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MOROSE

(6 letters)

GLUM

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. bad; unfortunate
2. experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DUMPS (noun)
1. an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
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

SULLEN
(6 letters)
MOROSE
(6 letters)
GLUM
(4 letters)

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35. Colored eye part

37. TRUE

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44. High regard

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65. Receptive

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68. Terrarium plant

69. Garden intrusion

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Down

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2. Nimble

3. Piano technician

5. List of corrections

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7. “Sad To Say ...”

8. Quenches

9. Peeper

10. Reference

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13. United

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30. Outer edges

31. Musical flourish

33. Broadway star Cervantes

34. Character's seeming invincibility

36. Frozen drink brand

38. Handshake alternative

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40. Not outdoors

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52. Stroll

53. Put a stop to

54. Prepare cheese for a pasta dish

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58. Dry-erase brand

59. Goes blond or black

61. "She ___ Her Mother's Laugh" (Carl Zimmer book)

63. ___ moon

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