| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| pus | 3 | |
| sad | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| fall | 4 | |
| sink | 4 | |
| turn | 4 | |
| tamp | 4 | |
| push | 4 | |
| prey | 4 | |
| grim | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| lower | 5 | |
| stamp | 5 | |
| press | 5 | |
| punch | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| dreary | 6 | |
| gloomy | 6 | |
| deject | 6 | |
| tunnel | 6 | |
| set in | 6 | |
| reduce | 6 | |
| recess | 6 | |
| sadden | 6 | |
| panics | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| shorten | 7 | |
| vitiate | 7 | |
| shatter | 7 | |
| degrade | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| downsize | 8 | |
| Set Back | 8 | |
| punch in | 8 | |
| shutdown | 8 | |
| simplify | 8 | |
| retrench | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| breadline | 9 | |
| push-down | 9 | |
| Take down | 9 | |
| take-from | 9 | |
| pull down | 9 | |
| tune-down | 9 | |
| step down | 9 | |
| Roll Back | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| Scale down | 10 | |
| weigh-upon | 10 | |