Slow down
The crossword clue "Slow down" is answered by IMPEDE, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
IMPEDE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IMPEDE answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 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.
- RETARD (30 uses in xd)
Other clues for IMPEDE
Every other clue in this collection answered by IMPEDE, most used first.
- Hinder - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Get in the way of - used 33 times, most recently in 2024
- Block - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Obstruct - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Hamper - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Stand in the way of - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Hold back - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Slow the progress of - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Marked down - ONSALE, used 92 times
- Do a slow burn - SEETHE, used 68 times
- Slow tempo - ADAGIO, used 43 times
- Track down - LOCATE, used 35 times
- Came down - RAINED, used 34 times
- Water down - DILUTE, used 32 times
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