Crossword answer
DESCENT
7 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 25 appearances · Last seen Newsday, September 15, 2026
Letter pattern
DESCENT
Clues that lead to DESCENT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Climber's downward path7NewsdaySep 15, 2026
Decline7Evening StandardAug 21, 2026
Heritage, ancestral background7Everyday Puzzles DailyAug 8, 2026
Fall7Evening StandardJul 28, 2026
Route down7Puzzle PageJun 17, 2026
Lineage7New York TimesFeb 2, 2025
Drop7Evening StandardJan 30, 2025
Going down on one’s genealogical chart7Evening StandardFeb 2, 2024
Chap getting very little money from his ancestry7Evening StandardSep 19, 2023
About DESCENT in crosswords
DESCENT is a 7-letter answer that has appeared 25 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Climber's downward path” in the Newsday crossword on September 15, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
MEDIATEIntercede
NETCORDWimbledon etc ordinarily entertaining tennis supporter
GREASEDSince feeding insatiable hunger, ready to swim the Channel?
GESTUREGesticulate
ATLARGEOn the loose
YESITIS"Indeed!"
GASLINECertain stove conduit
CARRIONPutrefying flesh
PATREONMembership platform for content creators
FLAUTASMexican dish with fried tortillas
TUITIONInstruction
PUNSTERFull-groan person?
TAPROOTPart of dandelion? Too right, Pat, it goes upwards (7)
CALDERADepression formed by a volcano's collapse
Every appearance of DESCENT (25)
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Sep 15, 2026
Climber's downward path · Newsday · Down
Aug 21, 2026
Decline · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Aug 8, 2026
Heritage, ancestral background · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 18
Jul 28, 2026
Fall · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jun 17, 2026
Route down · Puzzle Page · 18 Across
Jan 30, 2026
Fall · Evening Standard · 31 Across
May 14, 2025
Fall · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Feb 2, 2025
Lineage · New York Times · 40 Down
Jan 30, 2025
Drop · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Feb 2, 2024
Going down on one’s genealogical chart · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Dec 12, 2023
Fall · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Sep 19, 2023
Chap getting very little money from his ancestry · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jul 27, 2023
Fall · Evening Standard · 24 Down
Apr 7, 2023
Fall · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 4, 2023
Fall · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 11, 2022
Fall · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Apr 7, 2022
Fall · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Mar 16, 2022
Fall · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Feb 1, 2022
Fall · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 23, 2021
Decline · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Mar 25, 2021
Fall · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Nov 19, 2019
Fall · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Feb 21, 2019
Fall · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Feb 15, 2019
Going down on one’s genealogical chart · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Nov 27, 2018
Drop · Evening Standard · 24 Down