Former backs and the like Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ET AL Former backs and the like (5)
10% HIND Like back legs (4) LA Times Daily Feb 4, 2026
10% ASTERN Like a bird at the back (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 25, 2026
10% REVERT Go back (to former state) (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 4, 2026
10% ATSTUD Like some former racehorses (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 18, 2025
9% PRO Backing (3) Newsday Feb 21, 2026
9% AMO "Be back in ____" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 15, 2026
9% ATTHERE In back (7) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
9% OFFA "Like water ___ duck's back": 2 wds. (4)
9% BTS Like footage that pulls back the curtain: abbr. (3) The Atlantic Feb 11, 2026
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