Slope

TILT

Think of how a pinball machine is angled to guide the ball downward, or how you might adjust a picture frame to make it level.

"Slope" can mean an angled surface, but in crosswords, it often hints at a simpler word for something that’s not level. Here, "tilt" fits perfectly—it describes an incline or a slant, just like a slope does. The clue plays on the idea of something being off-balance or angled, making "tilt" the straightforward answer. No tricks, just a direct match for the definition.