Grow thinner when knocked back, eating nothing Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Grow thinner when knocked back, eating nothing last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPROUT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPROUT Grow thinner when knocked back, eating nothing (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 29, 2019
5% ROAMS Sheep eating nothing must be strays (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
5% WHITESPIRIT Paint thinner (5,6) (11) The Guardian Quick Sep 3, 2025
5% SLIP Knocking back lager is a mistake (4) (4) The Guardian Quiptic Aug 31, 2025
5% LIAR Pinocchio, when his nose is growing (4) USA Today Aug 25, 2025
5% FASTED Had nothing to eat (6)
5% REBUFF Knock back (6) The Times Concise Jul 23, 2025
5% NARROWS Sprinted back to lines - gets thinner (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 8, 2025
5% SPAR Knocks back in fight (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 8, 2025
5% REGENERATES Grows back (of vegetation) (11)

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