Take down a peg
The crossword clue "Take down a peg" is answered by ABASE, a 5-letter entry. Used 34 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ABASE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ABASE answer page.
Used 34 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DEFLATE (4 uses in xd)
- CHASTEN (2 uses in xd)
- DEGRADE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ABASE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ABASE, most used first.
- Humiliate - used 207 times, most recently in 2026
- Degrade - used 134 times, most recently in 2026
- Humble - used 115 times, most recently in 2026
- Demean - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
- Belittle - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
- Put down - used 60 times, most recently in 2024
- Lower - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
- Disparage - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Bring down - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Lower in esteem - used 22 times, most recently in 2020
- Make humble - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Take care of - SEETO, used 337 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Wear down - ERODE, used 180 times
- Run-down - SEEDY, used 178 times
- Weighed down - LADEN, used 122 times
- Take place - OCCUR, used 121 times
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