Briefly drawing back, ultimately feel very mean Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NIGGARDLY Briefly drawing back, ultimately feel very mean (9) The Times Cryptic Sep 20, 2023
6% LAT Back muscle, briefly (3)
6% NASTY Very, very mean (anagram of "antsy") (5)
6% RECEDE Draw back (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 10, 2025
6% LATS Back muscles, briefly (4) Universal Sep 6, 2025
6% EVIL Very mean (4) Newsday Sep 4, 2025
5% DENOTE Mean (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 17, 2025
5% ELICIT Draw out (6) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2025
5% BITTEREND Ultimate outcome (9) Thomas Joseph Oct 13, 2025
5% EMOTION Feeling (7) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 12, 2025

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