| Quail or recoil |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2025 |
| Flinch |
The Telegraph Plusword |
25 Oct 2025 |
| Cringe in fear |
Commuter |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Cringe (5) |
Mirror Quick |
09 Aug 2025 |
| Shrink as key wore out (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
09 Aug 2025 |
| Cringe out of fear |
New York Times |
28 Jul 2025 |
| Crouch down in fear |
New York Times |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Crouch down in fear (5) |
Mirror Classic |
08 Jul 2025 |
| Show fear in Jersey, perhaps, with little hesitation (5) |
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| Cringe at the crew with nothing to work on (5) |
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| Shrink in fear |
Mirror Tea Time |
20 May 2025 |
| Crouch fearfully (5) |
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| Company we have is right to shrink in fear (5) |
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| To crouch, shrink in fear. (5) |
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| Shrink, sink down in fear (5) |
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| Sink down through fear (5) |
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| Cringe in fear |
Commuter |
12 Apr 2025 |
| Cringe in place for regatta almost by river (5) |
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| Dog joins British bull with hesitation (5) |
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| Shrink back in (5) |
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| Be clearly frightened when the animal again rears up (5) |
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| Shrink in fear |
Family Time |
02 Feb 2025 |
| Shrink in fear |
Mirror Tea Time |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Cringe |
Puzzler Backwords |
10 Jan 2025 |
| Dairy farmer? Cringe! (5) |
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| Cringe down in fear |
Mirror Classic |
29 Dec 2024 |
| Cringe from many a debtor (5) |
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| Are frightened, blimey, when we go in! (5) |
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| Cringe in fear from extremist co-worker (5) |
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| Hide in fear with Queen by cow (5) |
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| First person among royals wearing surprised expression making one cringe (5) |
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| Be in debt when in credit and sink in fear (5) |
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| The company we get is right to shrink in fear (5) |
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| Bully with hesitation, then cringe (5) |
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| PlusWord No 856 solution |
The Telegraph Plusword |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Bully queen, then cringe (5) |
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| Shrink as key wore out |
Mirror Cryptic |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Cringe |
Mirror Quick |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Cringe when King Edward takes disagreeable woman (5) |
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| Flinch or tremble (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Flinch or tremble (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Crouch down or shrink back in fear (5) |
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| Shrink lowerer? (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
13 Aug 2024 |
| Crouch down in fear |
The Times Concise |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Shrink in fear |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Jul 2024 |
| Cringe, meeting farmyard animal with some hesitation |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
17 Jul 2024 |
| Cringe |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Jun 2024 |
| Have obligation to take on credit for shrink |
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| Cringe (5) |
Puzzler |
21 Jun 2024 |
| Pull back from Isle of Wight town overlooking small river (5) |
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| Cringe in fear |
Mirror Classic |
16 Jun 2024 |
| Show fear when beast is taken by queen |
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| Farm animal will hesitantly cringe |
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| Shrink like a man with 100 debts (5) |
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| Cringe in fear |
Mirror Quick |
05 Jun 2024 |
| Shrink animal with hesitation |
Mirror Cryptic |
05 Jun 2024 |
| To be in debt when in credit is enough to make one shrink (5) |
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| Cringe with hesitation by milk-producer (5) |
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| Crouch down in fear (5) |
Puzzler |
20 May 2024 |
| Crouch in fear and approach milk producer with hesitation (5) |
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| To crouch in fear (5) |
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| Show one's fear to 11 Across maybe, about nothing (5) |
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| Cringe in fear |
Mirror Classic |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Cringe(5) |
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| Shrink away in submission or fear (5) |
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| Gosh! When we come in, do seem frightened (5) |
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| Cringe away from a bully? (5) |
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| Some in Mexico were to cringe (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
10 Feb 2024 |
| Show fear |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Feb 2024 |
| Cringe in fear |
The Times Concise |
03 Feb 2024 |
| Sink down fearfully |
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| Cringe in fear |
Mirror Classic |
24 Dec 2023 |
| After courageously observing at first, we run and cringe in fear |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
19 Dec 2023 |
| Crouch in fear |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2023 |
| Shrink in fear |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Aug 2023 |
| Shrink in fear |
Universal |
13 Jul 2023 |
| Cringe with fear |
The Guardian Quick |
22 Jun 2023 |
| Withdraw and be overdrawn in credit |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Jun 2023 |
| Crouch down in fear |
The Times Concise |
21 Dec 2022 |
| Shrink in fear |
The Washington Post |
21 Mar 2022 |
| Shrink in fear |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2022 |
| Cringe — or one to make you do so? |
The Times Cryptic |
17 Dec 2021 |
| Shrink in fear |
LA Times Daily |
08 Dec 2021 |
| Shrink one who intimidates? |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Oct 2021 |
| Tremble before authority, have to pay crores outstanding |
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| Appear frightened to have debt while in credit |
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| Crouch in terror |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Show fear |
LA Times Daily |
26 Mar 2021 |
| Show fear |
The Washington Post |
26 Mar 2021 |
| Crouch from fear |
Newsday |
26 Feb 2021 |
| Shrink in fear |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2021 |
| Cringe |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Jan 2021 |
| Shrink in fear |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Dec 2020 |
| Cringe in fear (rhymes with "power") |
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| Shrink back in terror |
The Washington Post Sunday |
18 Oct 2020 |
| Shrink back in fear |
USA Today |
17 Aug 2020 |
| Act weakly to have debts seized by creditor |
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| Quake in alarm |
The Washington Post Sunday |
29 Mar 2020 |
| Show fright |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 Mar 2020 |
| In fear, crouch lower before Her Majesty |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Nov 2019 |
| Huddle in fear |
The New Yorker |
28 Oct 2019 |
| Exhibit fear |
The Washington Post Sunday |
13 Oct 2019 |
| Hide in fear |
Universal |
16 May 2019 |
| Huddle or shrink in fear |
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| Pull back from fear |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2019 |
| Hide in fear |
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| Crowe, beaten, to shrink in terror |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Dec 2018 |
| Crouch in fear |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Dec 2018 |
| Draw back in fear |
USA Today |
13 Sep 2018 |
| Shrink in fear |
USA Today |
26 Aug 2018 |
| Betray fear |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Aug 2018 |
| Shrink fearfully |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2018 |
| Shrink in fear |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 May 2018 |
| I say restricting crossword setters is to display fear! |
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| Draw back in fear |
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| Shrink fearfully |
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| Betray fear |
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| Shrink in fear |
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| Cringe — or one who'll make you do so? |
|
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| Bully leading female here to see shrink |
|
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| Huddle in fear |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Aug 2017 |
| Crouch in fear |
Universal |
12 Jan 2017 |
| Crouch in fear |
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| Cringe, seeing cowcatcher missing Dolly perhaps |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Sep 2016 |
| What some might do under a desk |
Newsday |
03 Sep 2016 |
| Quail |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2016 |
| A hundred and one in debt shrink in fear |
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| Quail |
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| Cringe in fear |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Dec 2015 |
| Show fear, in a way |
Universal |
17 Oct 2015 |
| Quail |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2015 |
| Bend in fear |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Mar 2015 |
| Quail |
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| Show fear, in a way |
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| We run behind officer and hide in fear |
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| Business we run will make you cringe |
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| Grovel |
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| Flinch |
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| Cringe |
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| Act like a scaredy-cat |
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| Cringe in fear |
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| Shrink in fear |
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| Shrink in fear |
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| Cringe |
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| Crouch in fear |
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| Duck and quail |
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| Act frightened |
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| Cringe |
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| Show fear |
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| Show fear |
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| Be intimidated |
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| Draw back |
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| Act like a scaredy-cat |
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| Behave cravenly |
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| Shrink |
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| Cringe in fear |
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| Shrink, in a way |
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| Shrink in fear |
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| Shrink in fright |
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| Cringe |
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| Shrink in fear |
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| Shrink |
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| Shrink |
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| Crouch in fear |
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| Cringe |
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| Quail |
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| Shrink away |
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| Shrink in fear |
|
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| Show fear |
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| Show fear |
|
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| Quail |
|
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| Act intimidated |
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| Show fear |
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| Cringe in fear |
|
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| Act intimidated |
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| Huddle in fear |
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| Quail |
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| Cringe |
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| Grovel |
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| Shrink one who intimidates? |
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| Hide under the bed |
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| Cringe; flinch |
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| Act frightened |
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| Act the milquetoast |
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| Show fear |
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| Cringe |
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| Quail |
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| Shy away from Elsie? |
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| Shrink from |
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| Tremble with fear |
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| Shrink away |
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| Cringe. |
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| Show fear. |
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| Shrink. |
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| Quail. |
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| Hide in fear |
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