| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| EBB | Decline, as in popularity |
| WANE | Decline, as in popularity |
| boomlet | brief increase, as in business activity or political popularity |
| boomlet | a brief increase, as in business activity or political popularity. |
| tumbles | decline suddenly and sharply (as in price) drop the stock market tumbled |
| ERODE | Decrease, as popularity |
| ERODE | Dwindle, as popularity |
| SOARS | Rises dramatically, as popularity |
| ERODE | Fall off, as popularity |
| ERODE | Wear away, as popularity |
| ride | travel as if on a conveyance be borne rode on a wave of popularity |
