Clues for the word "RECANT"
We've had 34 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 63 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on October 17, 2025.
Definition of recant
- v. t. - To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall.
- v. i. - To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.
Referring Clues
- Change one's tune
- Take back
- Eat one's words
- Take back, as one's story
- Forswear
- Unsay
- Say it isn't so
- Take it all back
- Formally unsay
- Disavow formally
- Make a formal retraction
- Take back, as a statement
- Withdraw a statement
- Retract
- Make an abjuration
- Take back, as testimony
- Give in to the Inquisitor
- Withdraw a former declaration
- Soldier is unable to withdraw
- Have second thoughts about hypocrisy
- Go back on a statement of belief
- Give in under pressure, perhaps
- Withdraw charter consumers introduced
- Soldiers unable to withdraw
- Disavow
- Abjure, forswear
- Take back bombastic outburst about English Conservative
- Take back nectar, possibly
- Go back on one's word
- Withdraw statement
- Retract a statement
- Repudiate
- Withdraw
- Withdraw one's testimony
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - October 17, 2025
- New York Times - July 17, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 01, 2025
- New York Times - January 30, 2023
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 02, 2022
- New York Times - October 13, 2022
- New York Times - April 02, 2022
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 27, 2017
- Guardian Speedy - March 12, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - March 08, 2017
- Netword - December 11, 2016
- New York Times - July 21, 2016
- Netword - June 29, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 11, 2016
- New York Times - June 09, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - February 11, 2016
- Netword - February 07, 2016
- Guardian Quiptic - June 22, 2015
- Wall Street Journal - March 27, 2015
- Guardian Quick - March 03, 2015
- Netword - January 06, 2015
- Family Time - March 09, 2014
- New York Times - August 19, 2013
- LA Times - July 17, 2013
- Wall Street Journal - July 05, 2013
- LA Times - February 12, 2013
- New York Times - December 25, 2012
- New York Times - October 27, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - April 06, 2012
- LA Times - October 29, 2011
- And in 33 more crossword puzzles...