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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DIM
Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

BOG
Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

4 letters

OWLS

EASY
Obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"

DULL
Make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"

DUMB
Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

POKY
A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

5 letters

BRAKE
Anything that slows or hinders a process; "she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage"; "new legislation will put the brakes on spending"

SLACK
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

DENSE
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

LENTO
In music; "Play this lento, please"

LARGO
(music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner

UNAPT

HOHUM

TARDY
After the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

DELAY
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

6 letters

IMPEDE
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"

BEHIND
In debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"

ADAGIO
A slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers

BORING
The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

SLOWLY
In music; "Play this lento, please"

HINDER
Put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

SLOWUP
Become slow or slower; "Production slowed"

OBTUSE
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"

RETARD
Cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

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SLACKEN
Become slow or slower; "Production slowed"

TARDILY
Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"

IRKSOME
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

TEDIOUS
Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

HUMDRUM
The quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served"

GRADUAL
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

GLACIAL
Extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

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DAWDLING
The deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

PLODDING
The act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere"

TIRESOME
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

SLOWDOWN
Lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"

SLUGGISH
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

DILATORY
Wasting time

9 letters

LEISURELY
Not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"

WEARISOME
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

DEADENING
The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

SNAILLIKE

LETHARGIC
Deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"

UNHURRIED
Relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"

10 letters

UNEVENTFUL
Marked by no noteworthy or significant events; "an uneventful life"; "the voyage was pleasant and uneventful"; "recovery was uneventful"

DELIBERATE
Think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

DECELERATE
Reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"

12 letters

TORTOISELIKE