Backtalk
The crossword clue "Backtalk" is answered by LIP, a 3-letter entry. Used 70 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LIP
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LIP answer page.
Used 70 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- GUFF (2 uses in xd)
- ECHOS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LIP
Every other clue in this collection answered by LIP, most used first.
- Back talk - used 179 times, most recently in 2026
- Sass - used 155 times, most recently in 2026
- Gloss target - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Edge - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
- ChapStick target - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Balm target - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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