Recede, like the tide

The answer

EBB

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EBB answer page.

Used 15 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for EBB

Every other clue in this collection answered by EBB, most used first.

• Recede - used 344 times, most recently in 2026
• Flow back - used 130 times, most recently in 2026
• Wane - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
• Flow out - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
• Subside - used 94 times, most recently in 2026
• Decline - used 88 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ and flow - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Diminish - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Fall back - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Flow's partner - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• Recede, as the tide - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Dwindle - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Abate - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Go back - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Fade away - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Go out - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Go down - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• Outward flow - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Reflux - used 22 times, most recently in 2022
• Tide type - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• "Chicago" lyricist - used 18 times, most recently in 2015
• Flow partner - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Fall away - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Flow back, as the tide - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Die down - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Fall off - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Flow's counterpart - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Kind of tide - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
• A drop in the ocean? - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
• Recede gradually - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Recede, as a tide - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Tidal reflux - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
• Decrease - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Point of decline - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Decline gradually - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Lessen - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• One of the tides - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Opposite of flow - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Peter out - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Tidal retreat - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Type of tide - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• "Cabaret" lyricist - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Flow's opposite - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Tidal movement - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Drop in the ocean? - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Fall back, as a tide - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Flow back, as a tide - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Flow out, as the tide - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Go with the flow, perhaps - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Recede to the sea - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Slacken - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Taper off - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Withdraw - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Companion of flow - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Go out on the beach - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Pull back - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• "Chicago" lyricist Fred - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Draw back - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Flow away - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Lessen gradually - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Ocean motion - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Retreat - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Tidal action - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Tidal withdrawal - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Weaken - used 6 times, most recently in 2021

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