Step down

The answer to “Step down” in the New York Times crossword is RESIGN — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 15, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 101-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Step down” answer

RESIGN (6 letters)

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Why the answer is RESIGN

RESIGN is the 6-letter solution that fits "Step down" in the NYT Crossword crossword on March 15, 2026 (101-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does RESIGN mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of RESIGN is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Step down” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

March 15, 2026 (most recent) → RESIGN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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