| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LEAN | Like profits during a recession |
| THEECONOMY | It stagnates during a recession |
| CASH | Mattress filler during a recession, maybe |
| inferior | Denoting goods or services that are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, e.g., secondhand clothes |
| contracyclical | of an economic policy, offsetting fluctuation cycles in the economy by reducing taxes during a recession and raising them during a boom |
