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Having had a fight backs out of the engagement (8) Crossword Clue
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| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | RETREATS Having had a fight backs out of the engagement (8) | (8) | ||
| 7% | GEEKED Engaged in unabashed nerdiness, with "out" | (6) | Wall Street Journal | Oct 2, 2025 |
| 7% | PACE Engage in a bit of back-and-forth? | (4) | New York Times | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 7% | SCRAPPED Had a fight and was thrown out (8) | (8) | Puzzler Cryptic | Aug 2, 2025 |
| 6% | WORE Had on | (4) | Commuter | Oct 7, 2025 |
| 6% | IVE "-- had it!" | (3) | Premier Sunday | Sep 28, 2025 |
| 6% | TASTED Had | (6) | New York Times | Sep 21, 2025 |
| 6% | BRAG Engage in magniloquence | (4) | New York Times | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 6% | IDLE Not engaged | (4) | LA Times Daily | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 6% | OVERSTATEMENT Politicians, without hint of shame, engaged in out-and-out exaggeration (13) | (13) | The Guardian Cryptic | Sep 18, 2025 |
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