Turn back
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 17 Jun 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 5 Jul 2019
Crossword Answers
3 letters
ZAG
An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
4 letters
STOP
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"
5 letters
REPEL
Reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"
CHECK
The act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
SPURN
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
6 letters
REWIND
RETURN
The act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
REVERT
Go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
ARREST
The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
INVERT
Turn inside out or upside down
DISPEL
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
RUNOFF
A final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
7 letters
REVERSE
Turning in the opposite direction
REGRESS
Returning to a former state
CONTAIN
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
8 letters
HOLDBACK
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"
DRIVEOFF
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
DRIVEOUT
Clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly"
9 letters
BACKTRACK
Retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"
DRIVEAWAY
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
CHASEAWAY
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
RETROVERT
Go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
10 letters
DOUBLEBACK
Retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"