The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RIPOSTE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2017.
Clever comeback crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RIPOSTE | 36 % | 7 |
| RETORT | 18 % | 6 |
| BONMOT | 18 % | 6 |
| TOUCHE | 9 % | 6 |
| ZINGER | 9 % | 6 |
| QUIP | 9 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Clever comeback
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- quip
- witticism
- sally
- sally forth
- saucy
- smart
- crack
- wit
- humorist
- riff
- juggle
- facetious
Crossword Answer definitions
RIPOSTE noun- A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
- A counter-attack in any combat or any sport
- A quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort
- An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem
- To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
- To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
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 RIPOSTE
- Comeback
- Fencing maneuver
- Bon mot
- Snappy comeback
- Witty comeback
- Clever comeback
- Fencing thrust
- Clever return
- Zinger
- Witty retort
More clues leading to the result RETORT
- Comeback
- Caustic reply
- Laboratory vessel
- Conversational comeback
- Verbal zinger
- Snappy comeback
- "Your mother wears army boots!," for one
- Clever comeback
- Zinger
- Answer sharply
More clues leading to the result BONMOT
More clues leading to the result TOUCHE
- "Good comeback!"
- Fencer's cry
- Fencer's "You got me!"
- "Good comeback"
- "Gotcha!"
- Acknowledgment of a witty rejoinder
- "Well said"
- Reaction to a comeback
- Word of acknowledgment
- Duelist's cry
More clues leading to the result ZINGER
- Bon mot
- Witty retort
- Barb
- Clever remark
- Caustic retort
- Barbed remark
- Clever comeback
- It may be fired back at someone
- "Touché!" elicitor
- "Oh, snap!" elicitor