King had run away — shortly turned backwards Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue King had run away — shortly turned backwards . 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 REFLEX.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REFLEX King had run away — shortly turned backwards (6)
6% BOLT Run away (4) Commuter Feb 11, 2026
6% LEGIT Run away for real (5) The Times Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
6% ABSCOND Run away (with) (7) LA Times Daily Jan 29, 2026
6% FLEE Run away (4) Universal Jan 28, 2026
6% FLEES Runs away from (5) Newsday Jan 21, 2026
6% AVERT Turn away (5) Newsday Jan 17, 2026
6% ELOPE Run away to marry (5) Universal Jan 12, 2026
6% SKEDADDLE King and journalist in seat run away (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 26, 2025
6% TAIL Turn __ and run (4) Commuter Dec 18, 2025
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