Crossword answer
DECLINE
7 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 20 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 18, 2026
Letter pattern
DECLINE
Clues that lead to DECLINE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Refuse7Evening StandardAug 18, 2026
Drop in business after Christmas period7The IndependentJun 11, 2026
Turn down (7)7The SunMay 11, 2026
Fall in line after a month (7)7The SunMay 11, 2026
Wane7Evening StandardJan 19, 2026
Policy behind last month's worsening performance7The IndependentJun 29, 2024
Refuse to go into recession7Evening StandardJun 11, 2024
Don’t accept there’s a diminution7Evening StandardDec 1, 2023
Turn down7Eugene ShefferFeb 11, 2022
Set to refuse7Evening StandardMay 18, 2018
About DECLINE in crosswords
DECLINE is a 7-letter answer that has appeared 20 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Refuse” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 18, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
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CONFIRMProve bit of negligence in two companies
EMOTIVEDelicate (7)
ECUADORCountry in South America – road cue (anag) (7)
ONAROLLExperiencing continuous streak of good luck (2,1,4)
MRSLATEFred Flintstone's boss at the rock quarry
PREVOST… priest entering job (7)
SORCERYMagic
MALAYAN__ bear: Southeast Asian forest dweller
POPELEOFather, forward in motion … (4,3)
WASTRELSpendthrift
JUGULARDescribing a vessel – whimsically or not? (7)
SIGNALSLeft and right turn indicators, e.g.
Every appearance of DECLINE (20)
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Aug 18, 2026
Refuse · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jun 11, 2026
Drop in business after Christmas period · The Independent · 21 Across
May 11, 2026
Turn down (7) · The Sun · 20 Across
May 11, 2026
Fall in line after a month (7) · The Sun · 20 Across
Jan 19, 2026
Wane · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jan 13, 2026
Wane · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jan 1, 2026
Wane · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jun 29, 2024
Policy behind last month's worsening performance · The Independent · 17 Down
Jun 11, 2024
Refuse to go into recession · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jan 17, 2024
Refuse · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Dec 1, 2023
Don’t accept there’s a diminution · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jul 15, 2022
Refuse · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Feb 11, 2022
Turn down · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Apr 23, 2021
Refuse · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jun 15, 2020
Wane · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jan 31, 2020
Turn down · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Dec 14, 2018
Don’t accept there’s a diminution · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Oct 5, 2018
Turn down · Evening Standard · 44 Across
May 18, 2018
Set to refuse · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Mar 26, 2018
Refuse to go into recession · Evening Standard · 24 Across