Shrink back in pain or fear(6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shrink back in pain or fear(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 in pain or fear(6) (6)
91% RECOIL Shrink back (6) New York Times Oct 4, 2025
84% WINCE Shrink or start back (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 4, 2025
78% BLENCH Left in seat, shrink back (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 22, 2025
71% NEW Still in shrink (3) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
71% DRAWBACK Shrink disadvantage (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
71% ARAL Shrinking sea (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 24, 2025
71% URIE Michael of "Shrinking" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2025
71% SCIATICA Shooting pain in the back of the leg (8) The Times Concise Aug 22, 2025
71% CRINGE Shrink back, flinch (6) (6)
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