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Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer

Last seen in Universal Crossword October 7, 2020 Answers

The crossword clue "Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer" can be found in the Universal Crossword puzzle from October 7, 2020. We've gathered 195 possible solutions from our database of crossword answers spanning multiple publications. The top match is WALKBACK (8 letters) at 99% confidence — our strongest recommendation for this clue.

Answer For Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer:

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195 Other Potential Answers

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WALKBACK
Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer
Universal Crossword · Oct 7, 2020
6%
STARTSWITHABANG
Has a thrilling opening, or what the answer to each starred clue does
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
5%
REDBLEND
Many a house wine, or what can be found in each set of circled letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2026
5%
TALKINGSHOP
Discussing business, or a punny description of the answer to each starred clue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 28, 2026
5%
SLINGBACK
Shoe with a strap behind the heel, or what can be found in each set of circled letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 26, 2026
3%
SOUTHBOUND
Following the path of a snowbird, perhaps, or what the answers to the starred clues are, in two ways
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 11, 2026
3%
FOURPEATS
Rare championship sequences, or what can be found in this puzzle's circles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2026
3%
SCAREQUOTES
Punctuation that expresses skepticism, or what the answers to the starred clues may be called?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2026
3%
NAILCARE
What files can help with
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 24, 2026
3%
ATLAST
"Finally!," or what can be found in 18-, 30-, 46-, and 59-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2026
3%
LOWCOUNTRY
Region of South Carolina and Georgia, or what can be found in 3-, 9-, 16-, and 32-Down
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 21, 2026
3%
TAGLINES
Marketing slogans, or what the answers to the starred clues are?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 14, 2026
3%
MATCHINGPJS
Cozy garb in some family photos, or what can be found in 17-, 27-, and 43-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2026
3%
ITSNOTTHATHARD
"Why must you overcomplicate everything?," or what can be said about 16-, 24-, 49-, and 58-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2026
3%
SIGNLANGUAGE
Nonverbal communication, or what can be found at the starts of 20-, 28-, 38-, and 46-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 6, 2026
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WINTERBREAK
Time off that may coincide with a new calendar year, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2026
3%
MILKSHAKE
Ice cream treat, or what can be found in 17-, 25-, 36-, or 51-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2026
3%
EYETOEYE
*How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
3%
FOLLOWSUIT
Do the same, and what the ends of 17-, 25-, and 42-Across can do
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
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SOLONGSUCKERS
"Later, chumps!," or what can be said while putting 17-, 26-, and 43-Across to good use?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
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FIRSTHALF
Game division, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
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TVSET
Screen found in many a living room, or what 16-, 29-, 49-, and 63-Across can be called
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
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CROPCIRCLES
Mysterious patterns in fields, or what 15-, 22-, 31-, and 44-Across are?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2026
2%
FINISHLINE
End of a race, or what's found at the end of 16-, 24-, 34-, and 50-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2026
2%
PIESALAMODE
Dishes that can be both hot and cold
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 31, 2026
2%
TNT
Letters that may end with a bang?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 28, 2026
2%
SITPRETTY
Enjoy a prime position
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2026
2%
CHEESEHEADS
Green Bay Packers fans, or what 17-, 26-, 38-, and 52-Across have
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2026
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PICKLEJUICE
Liquid that can relieve muscle cramps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2026
2%
OFFICE
Political position
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2026
2%
PUTAFACETOANAME
Finally meet in person, or how to make the starred clues match their answers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 9, 2026
2%
TETONS
Wyoming range, or when read as three parts, how the answers to the starred clues were formed?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2026
2%
STREETTALK
Informal language, or what 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across are examples of?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2026
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ITME
Online "I can relate"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
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IDO
Rite answer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
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SHOOINS
Safe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
2%
LIKEME
"Copy what I'm doing"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
2%
STOOL
Counter position
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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PAIGE
Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel who said, "If a man can beat you, walk him"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
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BREAKINGTHERULES
Cheating, or what the black squares in rows 3, 5, 11, and 13 are doing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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TAKESASHOT
Tries, or what one does at 16-, 22-, and 47-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
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CAT
Pet that can be laser-focused?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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GUIDINGPRINCIPLE
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink," e.g.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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COURTORDER
Judge's directive, or a feature of each set of circled letters?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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TWOPOINTS
Slam dunk's value, or what 16-, 23-, 34-, 36-, and 49-Across have
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
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SPA
Health retreat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
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TOE
Sock end
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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AIRY
Light as can be
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
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SAM
Froot Loops mascot Toucan __
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2026
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MOTETS
Short choral compositions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
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OBOE
Slender woodwind
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
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PESOS
Mexican bucks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
1%
LIETOME
"I can't handle the truth!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 9, 2026
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CACAO
Mesoamerican fruit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2026
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BRETT
NHL legend Hull
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2026
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CANE
Peppermint candy shape
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2026
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CAREERFAIR
Event intended to address trade deficits?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 7, 2026
1%
OSLO
Scandinavian city served by Gardermoen Airport
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 6, 2026
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VISTA
Far-reaching outlook
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 6, 2026
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ERA
Significant phase
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2026
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PAS
Faux follower
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2026
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PLEATHER
Vegan-friendly fabric
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 5, 2026
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MOS
Calendar divs.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2026
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DEL
Rehoboth Beach's st.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2026
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CHEAPEATS
Budget-friendly fare
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2026
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AJAR
Somewhat open
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2026
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ADD
Append
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2026
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BEADS
Common elements in Native American jewelry
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2026
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RENEW
Extend, in a way
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 1, 2026
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CHAD
African lake in four countries
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 31, 2026
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ONE
Number of former public defenders who have served on the Supreme Court
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 31, 2026
1%
RELY
Depend (on)
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2026
1%
LOSTONESGHOUL
Got separated from a spooky friend at a Halloween party?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 30, 2026
1%
SKOR
Toffee candy bar
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2026
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RAND
South African currency
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2026
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GOER
Concert or movie ending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 28, 2026
1%
ASPS
North African cobras
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 28, 2026
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EID
Ramadan ender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 28, 2026
1%
BASALT
Volcanic rock
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 27, 2026
1%
BEAU
Boyfriend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2026
1%
LORE
Legends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 25, 2026
1%
CASA
Isabel Allende's "La __ de los espíritus"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 24, 2026
1%
PISA
Tuscan city known for a campanile
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 24, 2026
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BANTU
African language family
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2026
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CARNE
Mexican meat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2026
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ERE
Poetic preposition
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 23, 2026
1%
DORA
Cartoon girl whose best friend is Boots the Monkey
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2026
1%
MOE
"The Simpsons" bartender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2026
1%
ELL
Pipe bend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 20, 2026
1%
GNU
African antelope
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2026
1%
GREATLAKES
North American quintet depicted on the Michigan quarter
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2026
1%
PAPERPLACATES
Motto of a therapist who uses origami to teach anger management?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
1%
LAMAR
Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
1%
ANDY
Roddick who was the last American man to win the US Open
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
1%
SOSA
Nueva canción great Mercedes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 17, 2026
1%
NONOTES
"Perfect!," or how to make seven answers in this puzzle match their clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 16, 2026
1%
SPREES
Benders
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2026
1%
NELSON
Country legend Willie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2026
1%
OLMEC
Early Mesoamerican civilization
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2026
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AMIGA
Latina friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 15, 2026
1%
VAGUE
Like unhelpful hints
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2026
1%
ELOTE
Mexican corn dish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2026
1%
RAJ
TV friend of Sheldon and Howard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 13, 2026
1%
PRACTICALJOKE
Filling a friend's car with balloons, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2026
1%
ASADO
South American barbecue
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 12, 2026
1%
AOL
Internet pioneer acquired by the tech conglomerate Bending Spoons in 2026
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2026
1%
OTIS
R&B legend Redding
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2026
1%
SWEETS
Term of endearment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2026
1%
FLAUTAS
Mexican dish with fried tortillas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 11, 2026
1%
ATONAL
Like many John Cage compositions
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 10, 2026
1%
ACT
Pretend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 10, 2026
1%
BYRON
Romantic poet who died fighting for Greek independence
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 9, 2026
1%
EEG
Brain scan letters
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2026
1%
ONEAL
Lakers legend Shaquille
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2026
1%
DYES
Lends color
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2026
1%
OTOMI
Some indigenous Mexicans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 8, 2026
1%
ASTRO
Cartoon canine who speaks with an "R" consonant mutation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2026
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EXITSTRATEGY
Plan for ending a relationship
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 6, 2026
1%
WII
Nintendo console released in 2006
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2026
1%
GEORGIASTANS
*Devoted followers of painter O'Keeffe?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2026
1%
TEMPTINGFANS
*Dropping hints about the release of a director's cut, perhaps?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2026
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AGREE
Reach consensus
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2026
1%
AIDS
Lends a hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2026
1%
PHOEBE
"Friends" friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2026
1%
BELLES
Some ball attendees
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2026
1%
ENERGYFIELDS
Auras around people with split ends?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 30, 2026
1%
RISE
Ascend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2026
1%
TBIRD
Car in the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2026
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ITD
Contraction that's typically followed by "be"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2026
1%
MIAMI
City with the Heat and the Hurricanes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2026
1%
ASHA
Girl who befriends a magical star in Disney's "Wish"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 29, 2026
1%
FEZ
Tasseled hat that shares a name with a Moroccan city
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 28, 2026
1%
CALIFORNIAPIZZAKITSCH
Tacky style influenced by West Coast beach culture and Neapolitan food traditions?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2026
1%
ESOTERIC
Tough to comprehend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2026
1%
ZETA
Epsilon follower
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2026
1%
TKOS
Bout enders, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2026
1%
EERIER
More uncanny
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 27, 2026
1%
SENSEI
41-Across teacher
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
AIME
Martinican poet Césaire who helped found the Négritude movement
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
1%
ZELDA
Nintendo princess
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 25, 2026
1%
ATLAS
Geography buff's compendium
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
1%
JIMI
"Purple Haze" rocker Hendrix
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
1%
AXOLOTL
Mexican salamander found in mountain lakes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
1%
ALLY
Friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
AMI
French friend
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
MIAMOR
Spanish term of endearment
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
MAILS
Sends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
1%
USEUP
Spend all of
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
1%
KEIRA
Knightley of "Bend It Like Beckham"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
1%
ABRA
Incantation syllables
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 20, 2026
1%
ONHOLD
Pending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
1%
SKA
Jamaican style
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
1%
AERIE
American Eagle Outfitters subsidiary
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
1%
NOR
Scand. land
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
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AMEN
Prayer ender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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ECO
Earth-friendly prefix
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 16, 2026
1%
SOMALI
Like the African dish bariis iskukaris
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
SURF
Catch a ride to the beach?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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PERIOD
Sentence ender
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
STRAT
Fender guitar, familiarly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
1%
AMIS
French friends
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
1%
SWEEPER
Center defender in soccer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 14, 2026
1%
TODS
High-end Italian shoe brand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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ACCRA
West African capital
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
1%
EYRE
Lowood attendee of literature
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
1%
MODESTO
California city where "American Graffiti" was set
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
1%
RATIO
Secant, for one
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
1%
SINEW
Tendon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
1%
ASSET
Job candidate's talking point
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
1%
ERMA
Bombeck who advised, "Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
1%
NEAR
Within reach
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 9, 2026
1%
DATES
Outings with a significant other
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
1%
SPAN
Reach across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
1%
LAVA
Volcano's output
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
THERIGHTSTUFF
Tom Wolfe book about Project Mercury, or an apt description of the ends of 16-, 24-, 47-, and 56-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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COTIJA
Crumbly Mexican cheese
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
CHE
"Weekend Update" comic Michael
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
1%
SIDESPIN
Cause of a soccer ball bending midair
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
ADFEES
Significant amount of spots?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
SOL
Mexican lager
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
ARTBASEL
Miami Beach fair for gallerists and curators
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
SUITE
Family-friendly hotel room
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
1%
ELENA
"My Brilliant Friend" novelist Ferrante
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
1%
SMH
"I can't believe u"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
1%
SCALESDOWN
"Now play C major and C minor descending"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
DODO
Bird that was once endemic to Mauritius
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
1%
TACOTRUCKS
Some street food vendors
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
ALI
Legend in the ring
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
BAKINGSODA
Science fair volcano ingredient
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
1%
ARETHA
Soul legend Franklin
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 1, 2026
1%
SLR
High-end camera, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
1%
ESE
Language ending
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
1%
PRODIGALPERSON
Big spender?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
MIIS
Nintendo virtual personae
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 30, 2026
1%
APPSTORE
Mobile vendor?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026

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How many possible solutions does "Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 195 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is WALKBACK (8 letters).
What is the best answer for "Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer"?
The best answer for "Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer" is WALKBACK with 8 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Retreat, as from a position ... or a hint to what can follow the end of each starred answer" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on October 7, 2020.
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