The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LETUP which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2015.
Back off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LETUP | 24 % | 5 |
| EASEUP | 19 % | 6 |
| RELENT | 10 % | 6 |
| WAIT | 10 % | 4 |
| ABATE | 5 % | 5 |
| GRR | 5 % | 3 |
| RETREAT | 5 % | 7 |
| LETMEBE | 5 % | 7 |
| DONT | 5 % | 4 |
| RECEDE | 5 % | 6 |
| DONTGETTOOCLOSE | 5 % | 15 |
| RENEGEORRETREAT | 5 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Back off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- back down
- bow out
- back up
- pull out
- chicken out
- back away
- get away
- stand back
- shrink back
- walk back
- keep back
- back out
Crossword Answer definitions
LETUP noun- A pause or period of slackening.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LETUP
More clues leading to the result EASEUP
- "Leave me alone!"
- Pull back a bit
- Lower the intensity
- Become moderate
- Put the brakes on
- Slack off
- Show a little mercy
- Slacken
- Relax
- Abate
More clues leading to the result RELENT
More clues leading to the result WAIT
- Get in line, perhaps
- Links annoyance
- Street crossing signal
- "Back off!"
- "Hold on!"
- Stand in line
- Hold tight
- Stand by
- "Don't go so fast!"
- "Don't move!"
More clues leading to the result ABATE
More clues leading to the result GRR
- Sound for Tony the Tiger
- Watchdog's warning
- Pound sound
- "Harrumph..."
- [Annoooyyying]
- Boxer's warning
- Weimaraner's warning
- Warning from a Westie
- "When I get my hands on you ...!"
- "When I get my hands on you!"
More clues leading to the result RETREAT
- Turn tail
- Withdrawal
- Backpedal
- Den
- Weekend getaway
- Military withdrawal
- Den, to dad
- Spa, typically
- A hasty one can be beat
- Draw back
More clues leading to the result LETMEBE
- Loner's request
- "Bug off!"
- "Amscray!"
- "Back off"
- "Just go away"
- "Get lost!"
- "Go away!"
- "Just leave!"
- Request for solitude
- "A little privacy, please"
More clues leading to the result DONT
- No-no word
- Parent's warning
- Prohibition
- "Dead Men ___ Wear Plaid"
- "___ Go Near the Water"
- Negative order
- Quit it!
- Terse warning
- "___ Worry, Be Happy"
- Word of warning
More clues leading to the result RECEDE
- Withdraw
- Go back
- Fall back
- Ebb
- Retreat, like a hairline
- Move back
- Reveal more forehead
- Subside
- Move away
- Give ground gradually