| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DREARIER | More downbeat |
| DARKER | More downbeat |
| MOROSE | Downbeat |
| SAD | Downbeat |
| GLUM | Downbeat |
| AONE | Welk's downbeat |
| ONE | The downbeat |
| BEARMARKET | Downbeat of sorts |
| SUNSETBOULEVARD | Downbeat Gloria Swanson film? |
| ONE | Downbeat in a bar of music |
| ELLA | 1979 DownBeat Hall of Fame inductee, familiarly |
| downbeats | DOWNBEAT, the first beat of a musical measure |
| anacruses | the note or notes preceding a downbeat; upbeat |
