Quick retort.
The crossword clue "Quick retort." is answered by RIPOSTE, a 7-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RIPOSTE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RIPOSTE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1949. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RIPOSTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by RIPOSTE, most used first.
- Comeback - used 26 times, most recently in 2020
- Snappy comeback - used 10 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.
- Quick looks - GLANCES, used 16 times
- Quick look - GLIMPSE, used 8 times
- Quick way to stop - ONADIME, used 8 times
- Playground retort - DOESTOO, used 7 times
- Quick snoozes - CATNAPS, used 7 times
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