Shrink back
The crossword clue "Shrink back" is answered by WINCE, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1972. 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
WINCE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WINCE answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1972. 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.
- DRAWAWAY (1 uses in xd)
- FLINCH (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for WINCE
Every other clue in this collection answered by WINCE, most used first.
- Flinch - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
- Recoil - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Cringe - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Show pain - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Pained reaction - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Grimace - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Pained expression - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Recoil in pain - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Recoil from pain - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Put back to zero - RESET, used 85 times
- Drive back - REPEL, used 82 times
- Back tooth - MOLAR, used 72 times
- Back biter - MOLAR, used 66 times
- Back of a boat - STERN, used 59 times
- Back in style - RETRO, used 55 times
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