Wind down gradually Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Wind down gradually” from the USA Today crossword of August 19, 2025? It has 12 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

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USA TODAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the USA Today (August 19, 2025)

Across

1. Monastery resident
5. Fathers
9. Like a spiteful remark
14. ___ Pavlov (physiologist who discovered classical conditioning)
15. Spooky-sounding Great Lake
16. Beethoven's "Fur ___"
17. Pixar clownfish
18. Leaning Tower city
19. Titan holding up the heavens
20. Wind down gradually
23. Spanish for "more"
24. NHL tiebreaking periods
25. Cabernet alternative
29. "I do" settings
31. Garment that might have clasps
33. Shopper's delight
34. "Guilty" and "not guilty"
35. No pain, no ___
36. Barry B. Benson, for one
37. Short audio clip
41. Cereal grain
44. Buddies
45. Winged stingers
49. Dishes made at bakeries and pizzerias
51. Stereotypical teen's room
52. Enjoying coffee and a crossword every morning, say
53. Hypnotic state
55. Brief moment
56. School fundraiser grp.
57. For all to see
61. The French Open or Wimbledon
64. Facial peel target
65. Shape, like Silly Putty
66. Elicit a "WOW!"
67. Continent home to China and India
68. ___ of Skye
69. What bylines are made up of
70. National Cheeseburger Day mo.
71. Rip

Down

1. Visual brainstorming tool
2. "On the whole . . ."
3. Respectful Sanskrit greeting
4. "You ___ what I mean?"
5. Train stations
6. Solos at The Met
7. Ultimate frisbee necessity
8. Close up tight
9. ___ and desist
10. Changes
11. "Shop ___ you drop"
12. Airport screening org.
13. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" band
21. Trunk you can't leave home without
22. Person wearing a khanjar, often
26. Classroom with a Bunsen burner
27. Grand ___ Opry
28. Wearable piece of concert merch
30. Small batteries
31. How poor decision-making might end
32. Teases
35. Tiny nuisance
38. Underdog victory
39. "Measure ___, cut once"
40. "Bon appetit!"
41. Choose
42. ___ Supply (soft rock duo)
43. "High noon" beverage
46. Presume to be true
47. Kneecap
48. Defamatory speech
50. Catch some Z's
52. Warm up, like leftovers
54. Remedies
55. Bacon unit
58. Bitter craft brews
59. Part of Groucho glasses
60. Leave out
61. "___! I Feel Like a Woman!"
62. Online Q&A
63. Garage band session

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Questions

What is the answer to “Wind down gradually”?

DRAWTOACLOSE, 12 letters.

When was “Wind down gradually” last seen in a crossword?

In the USA Today crossword of August 19, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

12 letters, starting with D.