Snappy comeback
The crossword clue "Snappy comeback" is answered by RIPOSTE, a 7-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 5 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 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for RIPOSTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by RIPOSTE, most used first.
- Comeback - used 26 times, most recently in 2020
- Quick retort. - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Snappy comebacks - RETORTS, used 11 times
- Make a comeback - RESURGE, used 6 times
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