Minor decline
The crossword clue "Minor decline" is answered by DIP, a 3-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DIP
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DIP answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for DIP
Every other clue in this collection answered by DIP, most used first.
- Quick swim - used 134 times, most recently in 2026
- Short swim - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Party bowlful - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Brief drop - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Brief swim - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Chips go-with - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Party staple - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Salsa or guacamole - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
- Dance maneuver - used 13 times, most recently in 2017
- Downturn - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Guacamole, e.g. - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Immerse - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Tango move - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
- Salsa, e.g. - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Guacamole, for one - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Pickpocket - used 10 times, most recently in 2005
- Cocktail party bowlful - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Slight downturn - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Swim. - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
- Ballroom dance move - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Chip go-with - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Dance move - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Guacamole or salsa - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Hummus, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Chip topper - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Decline - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Party fare - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Plunge - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Potato chip topping - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Slight decrease - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
- Tango maneuver - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
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.
- Decline - EBB, used 88 times
- Decline - SAG, used 70 times
- Bach's "Mass ___ Minor" - INB, used 52 times
- Minor criticism - NIT, used 30 times
- Minor player - COG, used 30 times
- Minor complaint - NIT, used 24 times
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