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Downer Crossword Clue

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97%6Exact Match!
noun

• a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

96%4Exact Match!
noun

• the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

• something that slows or delays progress

• something tedious and boring

• clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)

• a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)

• the act of dragging (pulling with force)

verb

• pull, as against a resistance

• draw slowly or heavily

• force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

• move slowly and as if with great effort

• to lag or linger behind

• suck in or take (air)

• use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it

• walk without lifting the feet

• search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost

• persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

• proceed for an extended period of time

75%13Exact Match!
adjective satellite

• not up to expectations

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New York Times06 Jun 2014 Down 28
New York Times15 Nov 2003 Down 12
New York Times24 Nov 1997 Down 17
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