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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SHY
A quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

BOW
Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

JIB
Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

4 letters

REEL
Music composed for dancing a reel

FUNK
An earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar

FAWN
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

BEND
Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

DUCK
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

FEND
Withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

5 letters

COWER
Crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"

QUAIL
Small gallinaceous game birds

WINCE
A reflex response to sudden pain

CRAWL
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

CREEP
A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"

ABASE
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

AVOID
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

COWER

TOADY
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

STOOP
An inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

SLINK
Walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"

START
A sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"

SQUAT
The act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

SNEAK
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

SKULK
Move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"

KNEEL
Supporting yourself on your knees

DEFER
Yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"

DODGE
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

EVADE
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

HUNCH
The act of bending yourself into a humped position

BLINK
A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

BOWTO

6 letters

WELTER
Toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; "The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"

TUCKLE

WEASEL
Small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

SLAVER
A person engaged in slave trade

WALLOW
An indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the water"

SWERVE
The act of turning aside suddenly

PULLIN
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

SQUIRM
The act of wiggling

QUIVER
The act of vibrating

KOWTOW
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

DRAWIN
Advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

BLENCH
Turn pale, as if in fear

CRINGE
Show submission or fear

CROUCH
The act of bending low with the limbs close to the body

CURTSY
Bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting

BENDTO

GROVEL
Show submission or fear

RECOIL
A movement back from an impact

SHRINK
A physician who specializes in psychiatry

FLINCH
A reflex response to sudden pain

7 letters

SQUINCH
A small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)

TREMBLE
A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

RETREAT
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"

TOADEAT

RETRACT
Pull away from a source of disgust or fear

PULLOUT
To break off a military action with an enemy

KNELLTO

KNEELTO

GETDOWN
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

FLATTER
Praise somewhat dishonestly

EVASION
The act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

EATDIRT

CROODLE

BOWDOWN
Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

8 letters

PROSTATE
A firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen

WITHDRAW
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

SHEEROFF

SIDESTEP
A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

REELBACK

PULLBACK
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

HANGBACK
To lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

FALLBACK
Have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

DRAWBACK
Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

DOHOMAGE

CRINGETO

BOOTLICK
Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

9 letters

TRUCKLETO

KNUCKLETO

HUNCHDOWN

GENUFLECT
Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

BROWNNOSE

AVOIDANCE
Deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

TURNASIDE

WEASELOUT

STARTBACK

10 letters

STARTASIDE

SHRINKBACK
Pull away from a source of disgust or fear

11 letters

SCROUCHDOWN

LICKSPITTLE

BENDTHENECK

LICKTHENECK

DOOBEISANCE

BENDTHEKNEE

APPLEPOLISH

12 letters

CROUCHBEFORE

BOWANDSCRAPE