Down in the dumps Crossword Clue

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Down in the dumps Crossword Answer

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BLUE

(4 letters)

SAD

(3 letters)

UNHAPPY

(7 letters)

MOPEY

(5 letters)

GLUM

(4 letters)

MOROSE

(6 letters)

SULLEN

(6 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. no longer sufficient
2. used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
(noun)
1. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
2. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
(verb)
1. make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DUMPS (noun)
1. an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Blue
(4 letters)
SAD
(3 letters)
UNHAPPY
(7 letters)
MOPEY
(5 letters)
GLUM
(4 letters)
MOROSE
(6 letters)
SULLEN
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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24. Sydneysider or Melburnian

25. Zenith's opposite

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34. Metal deposit

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39. "No more seats" letters

40. __-slapper (funny joke)

41. "___ make myself clear?"

42. Gracefully flexible

44. Fourths of a gallon (Abbr.)

46. Takes five

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52. Night before

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56. Ish

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Down

1. Software add-on

2. ___ borealis

3. Like goods still on the shelf

4. Main role

5. ___ vision (state of intense fixation)

6. It's hard to resist

7. Huffed and puffed

8. Communication system in "CODA"

9. Manis' counterparts

10. Loot in a chest

11. Large commercial plane

12. Martial arts teacher

14. House, in Spanish

20. Button that might be used for scrolling

21. "Sub" alternative, when watching anime

24. Formally revise

26. ___-de-France (where Paris is)

28. Bathroom fixture

29. Pop singer Rita

32. Triumphed

34. Kid’s “boo-boo

35. "Am I the only one who feels that way?"

36. Program for reminders or apologies

37. Needed

38. Sensitive spots

39. Accidentally blurts out a secret, say

43. Long black vehicle

45. Four-door cars

47. Drive way?

48. Spuds

49. Outing for self-restoration

51. Zebra giraffe, by another name

53. Bouquet holder

57. On cloud ___

58. "Whoa, hey there!"

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