The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word WINCES AT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Flinches in response to crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WINCES AT | 100 % | 9 |
Why may WINCES-AT be the right solution?
The answer "WINCES AT" fits the clue "Flinches in response to" because "winces" means to flinch slightly in response to something unpleasant, and "at" indicates the trigger or reason for the flinching.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flinches in response to
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- blench
- fletch
- flinchingly
- flinch
- react
- wince
- balk
- cower
- recoil
- shrink
- shunt
- shunted
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