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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLINCH Shrink back (out of pain/fear) (6) The Times Concise Aug 13, 2015
8% RECOIL Shrink back (6) USA Today Apr 29, 2026
8% COWERS Shrinks in fear (6) Commuter Mar 17, 2026
7% WINCE Shrink or start back (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 25, 2026
7% COWER Shrink back in fear (5) USA Today Aug 17, 2020
6% ARAL Asia's shrinking ___ Sea (4) New York Times May 5, 2026
6% APA Shrinking org.? (3) The Atlantic May 2, 2026
6% LEST For fear that (4) Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026
6% DREAD Fear (5) The Telegraph Plusword May 1, 2026
6% HURTS Is painful (5) USA Today Apr 21, 2026

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