Spring back
The crossword clue "Spring back" is answered by RECOIL, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RECOIL
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RECOIL answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1960. It appears in 3 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.
- REBOUND (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for RECOIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by RECOIL, most used first.
- Shrink back - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Flinch - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Draw back in horror - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Shrink in fear - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Draw back - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Talks back to - SASSES, used 58 times
- Go back on a promise - RENEGE, used 46 times
- Spring holiday - EASTER, used 38 times
- Take back - RECANT, used 35 times
- Get back - RECOUP, used 32 times
- Go back (on) - RENEGE, used 31 times
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