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Taken back, as words

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword January 12, 2018 Answers

The crossword puzzle clue "Taken back, as words" has 178 known solutions in our database. Featured most recently in the LA Times Daily Crossword puzzle on January 12, 2018, the highest-ranked answer is EATEN (5 letters) with 99% confidence. We compile solutions from major crossword publications to ensure accuracy.

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178 Other Potential Answers

99%
EATEN
Taken back, as words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2018
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ESS
End of most plural words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 4, 2026
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ASTERN
Toward the back of a boat
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2026
5%
INAWE
At a loss for words, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 3, 2026
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IDO
Promising words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 22, 2026
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ADAGE
Wise words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
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REEARN
Gain back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
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REBELS
Fights back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 9, 2026
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ISTO
Analogy words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2026
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ITSOPEN
Welcome words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 26, 2026
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SASSES
Talks back to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 21, 2026
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DELETEKEY
Thing that has away with words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 18, 2026
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APAT
"Give yourself __ on the back!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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LAID
__-back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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HERE
"Come back __!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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TABOO
Party game with forbidden words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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ABANDONSHIP
"Everyone in the water!," or when parsed differently, what can be found in each set of circled words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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TRIMS
Cuts back a bit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 25, 2026
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SEXT
Exchange heated words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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NOHOPE
Pessimist's words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2026
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SASS
Talk back to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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BREATHMINT
One may be taken on a date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 8, 2026
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DISSTRACKS
Fighting words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 1, 2026
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RESETS
Goes back to zero
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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SYNC
Lip-__: mouth the words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 27, 2026
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IHOPE
Wistful words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
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RECANTS
Takes back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 25, 2026
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SPELL
Witchy words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 19, 2026
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RUES
Wants to take back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 8, 2026
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MINCE
"I won't __ words ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
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UNDO
Go back a step
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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RESTORE
Put back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 28, 2026
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ASHTON
Running back Jeanty who was runner-up for the 2024 Heisman Trophy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 27, 2026
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ARGUE
Exchange words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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WILL
Last words, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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THEEND
Famous last words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 21, 2026
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ECHO
Bounce back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2026
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IGETIT
"Point taken"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 13, 2026
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IMISSEDYOU
"So happy to be back together!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 9, 2026
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OUITHEPEOPLE
First words of the Constitution
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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SPITZ
Thick-furred dog whose tail curls over its back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 3, 2026
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IGAVE
Donor's words
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 30, 2026
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FORGIVEMEFATHER
First words in a confession booth, often
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2026
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EBBS
Flows back
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 27, 2026
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RESET
Go back to zero
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
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REACHIN
Try to access, as the back of a closet
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 15, 2026
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RETREAD
Go back over
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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DRAMATICLICENSE
Something taken by a teller?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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EDIT
Exchange words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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SEESAWS
Goes back and forth
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 30, 2026
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ANSWERS
Gets back to
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
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SITON
Hold back, as information
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
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RALLY
Bounce back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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PLAYEDTOWIN
Didn't hold back in competition
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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ONESEC
"Be right back ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 19, 2026
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EAGLE
Old quarter back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
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OATH
Swear words?
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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GIVEN
Something taken for granted
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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IMEANT
Rephrasing words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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OLDCHUM
Buddy from way back when
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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REVISITS
Comes back to
Universal Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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REENTER
Go back in
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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DON
___ we now our gay apparel (words on a holiday sweater)
Universal Crossword · Apr 2, 2026
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TBA
(Check back soon for the kickoff time)
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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HEAR
Catch words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
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DOUBLETAKE
Delayed reaction to a surprise ... and what can precede the two words in each starred clue's answer?
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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IDIE
Last words of 18-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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REVIVE
Bring back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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DANIEL
Webster who had a way with words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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EBB
Flow back to sea
Universal Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
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PAT
___ on the back
Universal Crossword · Mar 19, 2026
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NOS
Rejection words
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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QUOTED
Repeated the words of
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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HANG
Kick back (with)
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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DAYONE
First words in a journal, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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UMS
Certain filler words
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
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ONE
With 23-Across, repeated words in the Tolkien verse "___ to rule them all, ___ to find them, ___ to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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REPO
Take back, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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REMAND
Send back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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COW
Cash back?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
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SET
Fully taken care of
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 27, 2026
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STARTOVER
Go back to the beginning, as with this puzzle's theme answers?
Universal Crossword · Feb 23, 2026
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IWIN
Victorious words
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
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PRUNE
Cut back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
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EMOTIONAL
Holding back tears, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
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MOTTO
"Deeds not words," for the Merchant Marine Academy
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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ECHOES
Bounces back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
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HIND
Like back legs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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ICAN
Volunteer's words
Universal Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
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ROSESARERED
First three words of a flowery poem?
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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ILOVEYOUSOMUCH
Heartfelt words on a Valentine's Day card, maybe
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2026
5%
CINDERELLASTORY
Underdog's feel-good narrative, and where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
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ERIC
Hall of Fame running back Dickerson
Universal Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
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IMAY
Noncommittal words
Universal Crossword · Jan 26, 2026
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LOUDER
"For those in the back!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 25, 2026
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ORSO
Rough words?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 21, 2026
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ZOOM
Company that ironically ordered employees back to its offices in 2023
Universal Crossword · Jan 19, 2026
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MAKEMONEY
Turn a profit ... or what it sounds like the first two words of the starred clues' answers do?
Universal Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
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REVERTS
Changes back (to)
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 13, 2026
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THESPILLINGIMAGE
Photo taken as milk spreads over a table?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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OPENME
Enticing words on a gift box
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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RECLAIM
Win back
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 11, 2026
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SEESAW
Move back and forth
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 7, 2026
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IDOS
Rite words
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
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AFT
Toward the back, to a pirate
Universal Crossword · Jan 3, 2026
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INTRO
Opening words
Universal Crossword · Dec 28, 2025
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INSERT
___ coin here (words on an arcade game)
Universal Crossword · Dec 26, 2025
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LIE
"I cannot tell a ___" (words that Washington may not have said, ironically)
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2025
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LISA
Kudrow of "The Comeback"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 8, 2026
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SAM
Quarterback Darnold who won the Super Bowl with the Seahawks in 2026
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 2, 2026
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ARIZ
D-backs st.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 18, 2026
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DRE
Cornerback Bly in the College Football Hall of Fame
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 16, 2026
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AIKMAN
Three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Troy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2026
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ISSO
Childish comeback
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 7, 2026
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WITTYBANTER
Playful back-and-forth
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 5, 2026
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FLOPERA
Series of setbacks, in slang
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 4, 2026
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EMU
Shaggy outback runner
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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FREETHROWLINE
Court marking that's 15 feet from the backboard
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
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AMP
Feedback provider, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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ELI
Former quarterback Manning
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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EPEES
Olympic swords
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 31, 2026
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FUN
Like crosswords, hopefully
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
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LEE
Suni honored with the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award in 2025
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 29, 2026
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OLDIE
Throwback hit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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DORA
Cartoon explorer with a talking backpack
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 24, 2026
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ARI
D-backs, in box scores
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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BURN
Cutting comeback
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 21, 2026
1%
WAR
"Starship Troopers" backdrop
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 14, 2026
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SNAPCOUNT
Signals called by a quarterback before each play
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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WITS
Comical wordsmiths
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 3, 2026
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NOTRE
"The Hunchback of __ Dame"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 13, 2026
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WWI
"Wonder Woman" backdrop, briefly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 5, 2026
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SSN
Fig. in a background check
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 4, 2026
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ISTOO
Childish comeback
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 2, 2026
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RANDOS
People in the background of a selfie, perhaps
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 19, 2026
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SUNISA
Gymnast Lee who won the Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award in 2025
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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SKY
Rainbow backdrop
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 31, 2026
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LEDGER
"Brokeback Mountain" star Heath
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
1%
SPEEDS
Podcast playback options
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 19, 2026
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PALEO
Throwback diet
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 6, 2026
1%
CLUED
Like crosswords
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 26, 2026
1%
WIT
One with snappy comebacks
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 16, 2026
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SHE
___ shed (backyard retreat)
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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THATSNOTIT
"You're mistaken"
Universal Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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DNA
Molecule found backward in 22-Down
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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GTI
VW hatchback
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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TROY
Former quarterback Aikman
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
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BEE
One goes "zzub" when flying backward, in a joke
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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MOONWALK
Dance move also known as a backslide
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 29, 2026
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PRAT
Twit, to a Brit ... or a waterproof cover backward
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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FLAK
Pushback
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
1%
EMUS
Outback birds
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 24, 2026
1%
RELAPSE
Setback
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
1%
INDIE
Like some movies and crosswords
Universal Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
1%
INPUT
Helpful feedback
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
OREO
This snack item is often in crosswords and, moreover, it's hidden in this clue!
Universal Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
1%
WHALECALF
Baby humpback
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
1%
ARESO
"Am not!" comeback
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
1%
GORILLA
Silverback, for one
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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TAROT
Deck with swords and pentacles
Universal Crossword · Mar 1, 2026
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NELLE
Name found backward in "excellent"
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
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HIKE
Go backpacking
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
1%
ITA
"Don't call ___ comeback"
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
1%
ARIA
Solo with orchestral backing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
1%
ARENTYOUSOSMART
Clapback to a know-it-all
Universal Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
1%
ERA
Flop __: period of setbacks, in slang
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 6, 2026
1%
ANG
"Brokeback Mountain" director Lee
Universal Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
1%
CARDINALSPIN
Arizona running back's evasive maneuver?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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SOLDIERSON
Powers through, despite a setback
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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EBATE
Online cash-back offer
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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ENID
Name hidden in "mistaken identity"
Universal Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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SCIMITARS
Curved swords
Universal Crossword · Jan 19, 2026
1%
AARON
Quarterback Rodgers
Universal Crossword · Jan 18, 2026
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EVAL
Feedback for a prof
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 14, 2026
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SOLO
Without backup
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
1%
LINEMEN
They protect or rush the quarterback
Universal Crossword · Jan 5, 2026
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LOSS
Sports setback
Universal Crossword · Jan 4, 2026
1%
BIRDHOUSE
Handmade backyard nest box, and an apt description of 18-, 23-, 37-, and 50-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 23, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Taken back, as words" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 178 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is EATEN (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Taken back, as words"?
The best answer for "Taken back, as words" is EATEN with 5 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Taken back, as words" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on January 12, 2018.
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