Time to attack or hang back (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Time to attack or hang back (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRAIL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRAIL Time to attack or hang back (5) (5)
9% AGO Back in time (3) USA Today Jan 13, 2026
9% HESITATE Hang back (8) Universal Oct 28, 2025
8% RUNAT Attack (5) New York Times Jan 13, 2026
8% HADAT Attacked (5) Universal Jan 4, 2026
8% STIFLED Smothered by attack back in vehicle (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
8% ASSAILER Attacker (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
8% UNAFRAID Confident United supporter backing attack (8) The Times Cryptic Dec 25, 2025
8% ASSAIL Attack (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 19, 2025
8% ASSAILS Attacks (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 14, 2025
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