Repels a tendency to backslide Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Repels a tendency to backslide . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RELAPSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RELAPSE Repels a tendency to backslide (7)
3% DEET Repellent ingredient (4) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
3% TREND General tendency (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 2, 2025
3% BENT Criminal tendency (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 24, 2025
2% LEFTIST European newspaper in catalogue showing socialist tendencies (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 4, 2025
2% PEPPERMINTPATTY "Peanuts" character with a tendency to sleep through class (15) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
2% INERTIA I retain odd tendency to do nothing (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
2% MIDWAY A Japanese attempt to capture this North Pacific atoll was decisively repelled in 1942 (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 26, 2025
2% DARKLY With a gloomy tone, "Cycle Korea" ad regularly repelled (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
2% RENEGE Withdraw from the general backsliding (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Oct 14, 2025
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