The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RETORTS , but the solution may also be RIPOSTES which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Comebacks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RETORTS | 54 % | 7 |
| RIPOSTES | 15 % | 8 |
| ANSWERS | 12 % | 7 |
| RESTORALS | 4 % | 9 |
| RESPONSES | 4 % | 9 |
| REPARTEES | 4 % | 9 |
| RALLIES | 4 % | 7 |
| REPLIES | 4 % | 7 |
Why may RIPOSTES be the right solution?
"Comebacks" is a clue for a word that means a quick, witty reply. "Ripostes" is the right answer because it means a quick, witty reply or a fencing term for a quick counterattack.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Comebacks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- return
- retort
- rejoinder
- riposte
- rallies
- snappy
- upsets
- heroics
- victories
- triumphs
- shockers
- escapology
Crossword Answer definitions
RETORTS noun- A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
- To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
- To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
- To bend or curve back.
- To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
- A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
- A airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
- A pressure cooker
- To heat in a retort.
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 RETORTS
- Some back talk
- Comebacks
- Verbal parries
- Snappy comebacks
- Quick comebacks
- "Are too!" and "Am not!"
- Answers
- Witty comebacks
- Quick answers
- Sass
More clues leading to the result RIPOSTES
- Witty answers
- Comebacks
- Zingers
- Rejoinders
- Sharp retorts.
- Return thrusts.
- Swift replies.
- Comebacks.
- Counterstrokes
- Retorts
More clues leading to the result ANSWERS
- Responses
- No. 2 pencil marks, possibly
- "Jeopardy!" material
- No one has all of them
- Teacher's edition features
- This puzzle has 78
- True and false
- Questions from Trebek?
- Comebacks
- Gets back to
More clues leading to the result RESTORALS
More clues leading to the result RESPONSES
More clues leading to the result REPARTEES
More clues leading to the result RALLIES
- Come-from-behind victories
- Presidential candidate's stops
- Stages a comeback
- Hobbyists' get-togethers
- Returns with renewed vigor
- Joins in a common cause
- Mass meetings
- Enthusiastic get-togethers
- Court exchanges
- Comes back