What does downplay mean in crosswords?

downplay means: understate the importance or quality of

Which crossword clues can have downplay as the answer?

Possible clues for downplay include "Make seem less important".

downplay is also used as a crossword clue. The answer is often minimise, 8 letters.

Word entry · 8 letters

Best crossword clue

"Make seem less important"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPart of speech verbSorted adlnopwyStarts with DEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word

1D2O3W4N5P6L7A8Y

Is this your crossword clue?

"downplay" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often minimise (8 letters).

“The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is no ordinary thriller. John Cassavetes, as usual, downplays the plot, opting for character and endless improvisation, but it does not entirely work in this setting.”

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01“Make seem less important”8 letters

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