Word "RIPOSTE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
answer back
Synonyms:
come back, rejoin, repay, retort, return

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
Synonyms:
comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge

Crossword Clues for RIPOSTE

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Sally right by mailman, one going to the van The Telegraph Toughie 07 Aug 2025
Nothing interrupts the strange priest making a quick reply (7)
Scientists' upright support on base for retort (7) The Guardian Cryptic 03 Jul 2025
Witty retort about some Missouri poster (7)
Verbal retort (7)
Snappy response rousing rest about company flotation (7)
Custom houses withdrawing concession counter (7)
Quick answer in the letter I posted (7)
In fencing, a counterattack made immediately after a successful parry (7)
It answers parry in prose, it might appear (7)
Sharp reply Mirror Classic 20 Apr 2025
Smart reply in poster I distributed The Times Quick Cryptic 11 Apr 2025
Comeback The Telegraph Quick 10 Apr 2025
A penetratively pointed reply (7)
ROPIEST
Clever retort Commuter 20 Mar 2025
Return advertisement cycling around Indonesian capital (7)
A witty remark about the fencing move (7)
Counterattack after a successful parry in fencing The Times Specialist 10 Mar 2025
Response I publish in red, abridged (7)
Sally's film turned up after trip to timeless south The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Mar 2025
Literally, "prompt answer" Newsday 01 Mar 2025
Quick return thrust in fencing (7)
Sharp reply Mirror Classic 27 Jan 2025
Witty retort involving rose tip (7)
Reply (7) The Guardian Quick 20 Dec 2024
Return thrust in fencing The Telegraph Quick 13 Dec 2024
Clever comeback The Sun Two Speed 12 Dec 2024
Reply's tripe, so slammed The Sun Two Speed 12 Dec 2024
Mature East German blocks fencing thrust The Times Cryptic 11 Dec 2024
A swift sharp reply in speech or action (7)
Parry precedes this counterattack (7)
Doctor tries to restrain Penny and Oscar making quick reply (7)
Comeback; ropiest (anag.) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 14 Nov 2024
Sharp comeback (7) The Guardian Quick 19 Oct 2024
A pointed reply (7)
Verbal counterpunch (7)
Counterattack from behind while cycling with soldiers hiding (7)
Quick retort wins top rise (7)
Swift sharp reply in speech or action (7)
So 'Tripe!' is silly retort
Fencing counterattack following a successful parry (7)
Retaliatory retort (7)
Again I send in the answer (7)
Swift sharp reply (7)
Possibly witty retort (7) The Guardian Quick 12 Aug 2024
Quick sharp reply
Quickfire reply (7)
Give a quick answer in prose, it might be (7)
I send a letter in re the repartee (7)
Top sire makes comeback (7)
A witty reply or spite perhaps (7)
A reply showing wit or spite, perhaps (7)
Quick retort of libertine with broken toes (7)
Sharp response about accepting one job (7) Puzzler Cryptic 01 Jun 2024
Presto, I retaliate (7)
Witty retort The Times Concise 20 May 2024
Mature East German parting counter (7)
A quick reply by one who is foiled
Again I send in by return
What is a quick return thrust in fencing? (7)
A quick reply showing wit or spite perhaps
Rep is to arrange counterattack (7)
A counterstroke (7)
In fencing, a quick return thrust (7)
Angry reply (7)
Grip ostensibly holding a rejoinder (7)
Tripe so awful brings sharp response (7)
Tries to reform the Post Office inside to get a quick answer (7)
Sally rips toe badly
Witty reply (7) Puzzler 30 Dec 2023
TV presenter from part of London blocking mature response
Sally made the sportiest heart-broken (7)
Quick return can tear toes apart (7)
Response ready to include drunken sot
Sally on counter occasionally praised nursing staff (7)
Sally on counter occasionally praised nursing staff The Telegraph Toughie 08 Dec 2023
Contents of letter I posted for Sally The Times Cryptic 08 Aug 2023
Witty retort to an insult LA Times Daily 16 Jun 2023
Mouth opening from this in ready repartee The Telegraph Toughie 10 May 2023
Snappy reply The Telegraph Quick 15 Mar 2023
Sally may see almost nothing in French about job The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Nov 2022
Swift sharp reply in letter I posted The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Aug 2022
Sally swimming to piers The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Aug 2022
Sally's position in office The Times Cryptic 13 Apr 2022
Rhode Island job, attractive ultimately, gets quick response The Times Cryptic 04 Jan 2022
East German in mature comeback The Guardian Cryptic 27 Dec 2021
East German in mature comeback
Quick and effective reply The Guardian Quick 20 Dec 2021
Clever reply from Republican that is passed round office The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Oct 2021
Witty response from Republican that is passed round office The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Sep 2021
Answer extract from letter I posted The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Sep 2021
Clever retort Wall Street Journal 08 Sep 2021
Quick clever reply The Telegraph Quick 30 Aug 2021
Fencer's thrust one support piercing uncovered area The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Aug 2021
Swift, snappy comeback Family Time 26 Jul 2021
Retort; reply The Telegraph Quick 07 Apr 2021
Sharp answer in Tripos test The Sun Two Speed 18 Feb 2021
Clever comeback The Sun Two Speed 18 Feb 2021
Ceremony welcoming pilot officer's return
  Sharp answer in Tripos test
Poster I designed brings sharp response
Is poet right to disseminate combative response?
Possibly ropiest answer The Sun Two Speed 19 Jul 2020
Clever reply from Republican that is shown round office
Letter I posted contains quick and clever reply The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Jun 2020
Reply's tripe - so slammed! The Sun Two Speed 10 May 2020
Quick clever reply The Times Concise 05 May 2020
Come back over and over I-beam
Priest surprised about pope's second quick reply
Come back with final words and broken toes
Sally ready to embrace East German
Line of repartee Universal 13 Jul 2019
Reply obtained from letter I posted The Telegraph Cryptic 25 Jun 2019
Reply The Guardian Speedy 07 Apr 2019
Reply regarding limiting one comment on forum
Answer quietly followed by sailor in ceremony
Old saint put in mature, clever reply
Witty comeback Wall Street Journal 13 Mar 2019
Ceremony embracing sailor's swift comeback
Aggressive thrust that's damaged periost
Answer quietly followed by sailor in ceremony
Comeback from Republican that is holding office The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Jan 2019
Rejoinder in cut poster with edges torn off
Witty comeback
Line of repartee
Sally's inscription on bone leads to thoughtful examination The Telegraph Toughie 18 Oct 2018
Sally‘s custom: collecting chamber pots
Quick, clever reply The Telegraph Quick 04 Sep 2018
Maybe ropiest answer! The Sun Two Speed 26 Aug 2018
Reply given by 19 worried about love The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Jul 2018
Quick and clever reply The Times Concise 12 Jun 2018
Return rent — very large note attached
Quick retort Newsday 13 May 2018
Reply's tripe — so slammed! The Sun Two Speed 26 Apr 2018
Sally's on about current job
Clever comeback Wall Street Journal 13 Nov 2017
Sharp retort Premier Sunday 01 Oct 2017
Witty reply about securing independent job The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Aug 2017
Tripos team does have a quick answer
Come back, soldiers receive what I send
No way hiding, ready for quick thrust
Poster I upset making clever reply
Is toper reformed, Sally?
Clever comeback New York Times 01 Feb 2017
Redesigned poster containing one rejoinder
18 Reply ready to be shipped across; letters missing initial
Clever comeback
Quick and witty reply Irish Times Simplex 08 Dec 2016
Unorthodox priest admitting nothing in quick comeback
A verbal thrust? The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Sep 2016
Sally in tears over ring found by a couple from Tenby
Snappy reply Thomas Joseph 20 Aug 2016
Quickly reply in letter I post early The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Aug 2016
Answer by mail in ire, unusually
Dealing with, I send in quick reply The Telegraph Toughie 21 Jun 2016
Finally after I contributed to forum, maybe daughter deleted reply The Times Cryptic 04 May 2016
Finally after I contributed to forum, maybe daughter deleted reply
Reply given by priest worried about love
Swift reply from king that is sent round office The Telegraph Cryptic 29 Mar 2016
It's rope that's deflected return of fencing The Sun Two Speed 16 Feb 2016
In response to spite or distress Irish Times Crosaire 21 Nov 2015
Answer end of letter that is about other letters? The Sun Two Speed 11 Nov 2015
Clever reply The Sun Two Speed 11 Nov 2015
Clever return Universal 07 Nov 2015
Ready to take job sharing power for comeback The Telegraph Toughie 16 Jul 2015
Ready to absorb East German counterattack
Snappy comeback Universal 02 May 2015
Sally, I notice, runs to the front
Literally, ''prompt answer'' Newsday 21 Feb 2015
Comeback LA Times Daily 25 Jan 2015
What's concerning about one Internet message and clever reply The Times Cryptic 12 Jan 2015
Comeback
Clever return
Literally, "prompt answer"
Snappy comeback
Letter I posted includes reply
Comeback with funny old priest
Majority to ditch leader in mature response
Rather intriguing puzzle — online solvers' thoughtful effort leads to the answer
Comeback
Rejoinder‘s about to include one comment on Facebook?
Clever comeback
Comeback
'Tripe' is silly retort
Retort made by dealer, ultimately, to one after Ecstasy
Witty comeback
Sharp comeback
Sharp reply
"Touché!" elicitor
Snappy answer
Zippy comeback
Comeback
Clever return
Zinger
Comeback
Witty comeback
Clever return
Comeback
Answer back
Sharp retort
Fencing maneuver
Witty retort
Comeback
Comeback
Comeback
Fencing thrust
Certain zinger
Fencing thrust
Sharp retort
Clever comeback
Insult follower, perhaps
Dorothy Parker delivery
Thrust after parrying
Zinger, maybe
Rhode Island job, attractive ultimately, gets quick response
Snappy comeback
Sharp response
Zinger
East German comes in ready to make swift reply
Sally's position in office
Quick thrust after parrying a lunge
Parry follower
Comeback
Comeback
Snappy comeback
Sharp comeback
Fencer's thrust
Counterstroke
Fencing maneuver
Retort quickly
Sharp reply
Swift retort
Retort
Sharp response
Swift, sharp answer
Rejoinder
Retaliatory maneuver
Verbal comeback
Witty retort
Countermove
Quick retort
Quick return, in fencing.
Bon mot
Aramis' counter-thrust.
Quick retort.
A quick thrust with sword or word.
Witty answer.
Comeback.
Fencing thrust.
Repartee.
Quick, sharp retort.
Smart reply.
Witty retort.
Quick return thrust.
Verbal thrust.
Quick and sharp reply.
Quick and sharp retort.
An answering sally.
Swift retort.
Sharp answer.
Crackling repartee.
Retort.
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