In this direction. the returning eel meets a drawback (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEEWARD In this direction. the returning eel meets a drawback (7) (7)
5% PAPALAUDIENCE Meeting with Leo (13) Newsday May 10, 2026
5% SESH Meeting, informally (4) The Atlantic May 10, 2026
5% TREND Market direction (5) Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026
5% STEP "That's a ___ in the right direction" (4) USA Today May 9, 2026
5% UNAGI Sushi bar eel (5) USA Today May 8, 2026
5% FLIPSIDE Drawback in recession, maître d' is pilfering sandwiches (8) The Telegraph Cryptic May 8, 2026
5% REGATTA Meet at the river (7) Newsday May 8, 2026
5% EAST Direction of sunrise (4) Commuter May 8, 2026
5% CHAIR Seat for someone at a meeting, or the person running the meeting (5) The Atlantic May 5, 2026
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