Shrink back from pain (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shrink back from pain (6) . 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 FLINCH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLINCH Shrink back from pain (6) (6)
10% RECOIL Shrink back (6) New York Times Oct 4, 2025
9% MEEK Shrinking (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
9% WINCE Shrink or start back (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 4, 2025
8% ARAL Shrinking sea (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 8, 2025
8% LUMBAGO Pain in the lower back (7) (7) The Sun Mini Nov 1, 2025
8% NEW Still in shrink (3) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
8% BLENCH Left in seat, shrink back (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 22, 2025
7% HEATINGPAD Pain reliever (10) New York Times Nov 7, 2025
7% PUTON Don backing away from university? (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 7, 2025
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