The term 'the lowdown' refers to information that is not widely known or shared. The crossword solutions for this term are 'FACTS, ' which are pieces of information that can be proven true; 'INFO, ' which is short for information; 'SKINNY, ' which is slang for information; 'DIRT, ' which is another slang term for information; and 'INSIDEDOPE, ' which is a combination of the words 'INSIDE' and 'DOPE, ' meaning INSIDE information.