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Backward Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
RETROGRADE which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
RETROGRADE
Updated: October 12, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "RETROGRADE" which means:
- adjective
- • Moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the earth
- • Of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma adjective satellite
- • Going from better to worse
- • Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction verb
- • Move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
- • Move in a direction contrary to the usual one
- • Move back
- • Go back over
- • Get worse or fall back to a previous condition noun
- • A degenerate person.
- • The reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last and what is played last in the original melody is played first.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The planet's retrograde lasted for several weeks."
- • "During the retrograde, the planet appeared to move backwards in the night sky."
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| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| Telegraph Quick24 Jun 2023 | Down 7 | |
| New York Times09 Nov 2018 | Across 16 | |
| New York Times29 Mar 2014 | Across 25 | |
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