Rescind
Crossword Clue & Answers

25 November 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword

We found 14 answers for the crossword clue 'Rescind', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Rescind a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Rescind as an answer itself some 58 times.

Rescind is a single word clue made up of 7 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Tuesday, 28 September 2021 with the answer being REPEAL, we also found REPEAL to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 28 Sep 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 6 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 27 Jan 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 22 Dec 2020
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 18 Nov 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 24 Aug 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 16 Mar 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 19 Jun 2019
• The Daily Mail Quick - 21 Jan 2019
• The Daily Mail Quick - 13 Nov 2018

Definitions and usage

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• Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

Anagrams

We found 1 anagrams for the word 'Rescind'.

• discern Detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"

Crossword Answers

4 Letters

LIFT
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

UNDO
Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"

5 Letters

ANNUL
Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

6 Letters

CANCEL
A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

NEGATE
Prove negative; show to be false

REPEAL
The act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

REVOKE
The mistake of not following suit when able to do so

VACATE
Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

7 Letters

REVERSE
Turning in the opposite direction

8 Letters

ABROGATE
Revoke formally

OVERRULE
Rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

OVERTURN
An improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

10 Letters

INVALIDATE
Make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"

11 Letters

COUNTERMAND
A contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command