Takes down a peg
The crossword clue "Takes down a peg" is answered by ABASES, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ABASES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABASES answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- HUMBLES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABASES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABASES, most used first.
- Humbles - used 23 times, most recently in 2021
- Humiliates - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Degrades - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- Puts down - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
- Belittles - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Lowers - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Demeans - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Takes care of - SEESTO, used 113 times
- Marked down - ONSALE, used 92 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- Takes the helm - STEERS, used 43 times
- Track down - LOCATE, used 35 times
- Came down - RAINED, used 34 times
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