Down in the dumps
The crossword clue "Down in the dumps" is answered by BLUE, a 4-letter entry. Used 38 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BLUE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BLUE answer page.
Used 38 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- GLOOMY (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for BLUE
Every other clue in this collection answered by BLUE, most used first.
- Sad - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Depressed - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Down - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Melancholy - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
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- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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