Shrinks in fear Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shrinks in fear last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CRINGES.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
CRINGES Shrinks in fear (7) Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026
COWERS Shrinks in fear (6) Commuter Mar 17, 2026
RECOILS Shrinks in fear (7) Wall Street Journal May 24, 2021

37 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
43% CRINGE Shrink in fear (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 8, 2026
41% COWER Shrink in fear (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 12, 2026
41% RECOIL Shrink in fear (6) Eugene Sheffer Jul 18, 2025
41% CRINGING Shrinking in fear (8) Eugene Sheffer May 9, 2019
41% QUAIL Shrink with fear (5)
3% TERRORS Fears time slips (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 15, 2026
3% EEK Exclamation of surprise or fear (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2026
3% LEST For fear that (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 12, 2026
3% TERROR Intense fear (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 9, 2026
3% AFRAID Shrinking, maybe (6) The Atlantic Sep 6, 2026

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