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adjective satellite • bent or curved backward • pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate verb • bend or turn backward • articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate | ||||
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adjective • bent or curved backward or downward | ||||
| 37% | 9 | Bent or curved backward | ||
adjective satellite • curved backward or inward | ||||
Bent Backward
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RETROFLEX which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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RETROFLEX
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times25 Aug 1995 | Across 17 | |
| New York Times09 Jul 1982 | Down 37 | |
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