Fall back
Crossword Clue and Answers
Looking for answers to the "Fall back" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 19 crossword solutions for Fall back.
We most recently saw this clue in The Sun Cryptic.
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Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Thursday, 9 Sep 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 22 Jun 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Saturday, 3 Dec 2016
Crossword Answers
3 letters
LAG
The act of slowing down or falling behind
EBB
The outward flow of the tide
4 letters
LOSE
Fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind; "I missed that remark"; "She missed his point"; "We lost part of what he said"
REEL
Music composed for dancing a reel
RELY
Have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
5 letters
LAPSE
A mistake resulting from inattention
RECUR
Return in thought or speech to something
6 letters
RESORT
Move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
DAWDLE
Waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
RECEDE
Become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
REVERT
Go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
7 letters
RELAPSE
A failure to maintain a higher state
RETREAT
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
DROPOFF
Get worse; "My grades are slipping"
SUBSIDE
Descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair"
REGRESS
Returning to a former state
10 letters
RETROGRESS
Get worse or fall back to a previous condition
RECIDIVATE
Go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
FALLBEHIND
Retreat