Headwinds often push them back, briefly Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ETAS Headwinds often push them back, briefly (4) New York Times Apr 11, 2015
5% LAT Back muscle, briefly (3) Universal Nov 12, 2025
5% SHOVE Push rudely (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 5, 2025
5% NOTEPADS Reporters often carry them (8) New York Times Oct 23, 2025
5% LATS Back muscles, briefly (4) Universal Sep 6, 2025
4% ALOT Often (4) LA Times Daily Nov 30, 2025
4% WURSTS Some of them are brats (6) The Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
4% LEADS Detectives pursue them (5)
4% PROPULSIVE Pushing previous LP spun (10) The Times Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
4% NATL Countrywide, briefly (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 24, 2025

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