The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SETBACK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1963.
Recessed section, as in a wall crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SETBACK | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Recessed section, as in a wall
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- recess
- niche
- alcove
- setback
- panel
- pane
- panelling
- panelled
- bay window
- tap
- tapped
- tapping
Crossword Answer definitions
SETBACK noun- An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, blow (an adverse event which retards or prevents progress towards a desired outcome)
- The required distance between a structure and a road.
- A step-like recession in a wall.
- An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
- (possibly obsolete) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
- A backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.
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