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Crossword Answers

3 letters

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

4 letters

KICK
A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"

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

5 letters

QUAIL
Small gallinaceous game birds

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

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

WINCE
A reflex response to sudden pain

BOUND
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

6 letters

RESILE
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

BOUNCE
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

SPRING
A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

CRINGE
Show submission or fear

FLINCH
A reflex response to sudden pain

SHRINK
A physician who specializes in psychiatry

7 letters

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

REDOUND
Have an effect for good or ill; "Her efforts will redound to the general good"

REBOUND
The act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot

8 letters

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

BACKFIRE
A miscalculation that recoils on its maker

BACKLASH
An adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"

TAKEAHOP
Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

RICOCHET
A glancing rebound

KICKBACK
A commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction

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"

WHIPLASH
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

10 letters

KICK(BACK)

11 letters

REVERBERATE
To throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"

12 letters

REPERCUSSION
A movement back from an impact