Shrink back (out of pain/fear) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shrink back (out of pain/fear) last seen in Times Concise puzzle. 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 (out of pain/fear) (6) The Times Concise Aug 13, 2015
8% SHIES Shrinks back (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 11, 2025
8% RECOIL Shrink back (6) New York Times Oct 4, 2025
7% WINCE Shrink or start back (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 4, 2025
6% SIMPLIFIEDEXPRESSION FOMO, for "Fear of Missing Out," e.g.? (20) LA Times Daily Nov 23, 2025
6% SEGEL "Shrinking" star Jason (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
6% ACHES __ and pains (5) LA Times Daily Nov 17, 2025
6% ARAL Shrinking sea (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 8, 2025
6% LEST For fear that (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
6% LUMBAGO Pain in the lower back (7) (7) The Sun Mini Nov 1, 2025

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