Faces up and recants (5,4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKSDOWN Faces up and recants (5,4) (9)
9% EATCROW Be forced to recant (7) Newsday Nov 14, 2025
8% MET Had a face-to-face (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 15, 2026
8% ORAL Face-to-face test (4)
8% MEET Come face-to-face with (4) USA Today Dec 9, 2025
8% IRL Face-to-face: Abbr. (3)
7% ATBAT Facing the pitcher (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 17, 2026
7% RUSHMORE Mount with southeast-facing faces (8) LA Times Daily Jan 16, 2026
7% JAWLINE Feature of a face (7) Commuter Jan 16, 2026
7% VEIL Face covering Glen picked up (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Jan 12, 2026
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