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Play down Crossword Clue

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Crossword clue last updated: 12/02/2024

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Hint 1: Meaning
understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
Hint 2: Synonyms
ACT, BET, BID
Hint 3: Best answers
MINIMISE, ACT, ACT AS

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Best answers for Play down

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Play down with 3 letters (8)

AnswerLetters
ACT3
BET3
BID3
FUN3
MET3
RAN3
RUN3
TOY3

Play down with 4 letters (10)

AnswerLetters
ACTS4
BETS4
BIDS4
FUNS4
MEET4
ROMP4
RUNS4
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TOYS4
TURN4
WORK4

Play down with 5 letters (17)

AnswerLetters
ACT AS5
ACTED5
BRING5
CAPER5
DALLY5
DRAMA5
FLIRT5
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MEETS5
PLAYS5
ROMPS5
SPIEL5
SPORT5
TOYED5
TURNS5
WAGER5
WORKS5
WREAK5

Play down with 6 letters (19)

AnswerLetters
ACTING6
BETTED6
BRINGS6
CAPERS6
DIDDLE6
DRAMAS6
FIDDLE6
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FLIRTS6
FROLIC6
GAMBOL6
GAMING6
PLAYED6
SPIELS6
SPORTS6
TAKE ON6
TOYING6
TRIFLE6
WAGERS6
WREAKS6

Play down with 9 letters (12)

AnswerLetters
DOWNPLAYS9
ENCOUNTER9
GAMBLINGS9
LOOSENESS9
MANEUVERS9
MANOEUVRE9
PLAYACTED9
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RECREATED9
RECREATES9
REPRESENT9
ROLEPLAYS9
SWORDPLAY9

Play down with 10 letters (9)

AnswerLetters
BACKGROUND10
DOWNPLAYED10
ENCOUNTERS10
MANOEUVRES10
PLAYACTING10
RECREATING10
REPRESENTS10
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ROLEPLAYED10
SWORDPLAYS10

Play down with 11 letters (7)

AnswerLetters
BACKGROUNDS11
CHILD'S PLAY11
DOWNPLAYING11
ENCOUNTERED11
LOOSENESSES11
REPRESENTED11
ROLEPLAYING11

Play down with 12 letters (5)

AnswerLetters
BACKGROUNDED12
DRAMATIC PLAY12
ENCOUNTERING12
PERIOD OF PLAY12
REPRESENTING12

Play down with 13 letters (2)

AnswerLetters
BACKGROUNDING13
PLAYING PERIOD13

Synonyms for Play down

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What's the best solution for Play down?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Play down is MINIMISE. Other possible answers include act, act as, acted, acting, acts, background, backgrounded, backgrounding, among others.

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We have found 132 possible answers for the crossword clue Play down.

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What is another word for Play down?

We list 131 synonyms related to Play down. Common alternatives include ACT, BET, BID, FUN.

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Clues like Play down often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Times Specialist, Financial Times Polymath, The Guardian Quick, The Times Daily, The Daily Telegraph Daily, among others.


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