| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| turndown | A decline in something; a downturn |
| turndowns | A decline in something; a downturn |
| bottom | surface (as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it used figuratively in phrases like the bottom dropped out to describe a sudden collapse or downturn lost millions when the bottom dropped out of the stock market |
| declinist | a person who believes that something is in decline |
| declinists | DECLINIST, a person who believes that something is in decline |
| downswing | a decline, a downturn |
| downswings | DOWNSWING, a decline, a downturn |
