The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RETURNING , but the solution may also be UTURN which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in Newsday).
Backtracking crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETURNING | 50 % | 9 |
| UTURN | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backtracking
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- turn back
- double back
- backsliding
- retrogression
- regress
- retraction
- retreat
- trace
- tracking
- decline
- plotting
- crawling
Crossword Answer definitions
RETURNING verb- To come or go back (to a place or person).
- To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
- To turn back, retreat.
- To turn (something) round.
- To place or put back something where it had been.
- To give something back to its original holder or owner.
- To take back something to a vendor for a refund.
- To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
- To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
- To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
- To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
- To say in reply; to respond.
- To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
- To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
- To retort; to throw back.
- To report, or bring back and make known.
- (by extension) To elect according to the official report of the election officers.
- The act of one who returns; a coming back.
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