Why you have to shift when it backs in (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOTIVE Why you have to shift when it backs in (6) (6)
7% ONCE Way back when (4) Newsday Dec 4, 2025
7% FRO Back, especially way back when (3) The Atlantic Nov 16, 2025
7% AGESAGO Way back when (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 3, 2025
7% ASK "Why do you ___?" (3) USA Today Nov 2, 2025
7% WHERESTHEFIRE "Why are you in such a hurry?" (13) USA Today Sep 3, 2025
6% MORPH Shift shape (5) New York Times Dec 13, 2025
6% DISSONANCE Jarring tonal shifts (10) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025
6% FLUID Ever-shifting (5) Newsday Dec 12, 2025
6% SHAW Playwright who wrote "You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'" (4) New York Times Dec 12, 2025
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