Declines
The crossword clue "Declines" is answered by EBBS, a 4-letter entry. Used 74 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EBBS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EBBS answer page.
Used 74 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 16 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.
- SLUMPS (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for EBBS
Every other clue in this collection answered by EBBS, most used first.
- Recedes - used 265 times, most recently in 2026
- Flows back - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
- Wanes - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Diminishes - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Subsides - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Falls back - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Recedes, as the tide - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Abates - used 43 times, most recently in 2025
- Dwindles - used 38 times, most recently in 2025
- Fades away - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
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- Therefore - ERGO, used 684 times
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