BACKUP Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 134 solutions for 'BACKUP' with 3 to 16 letters.
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The clue "backup" last appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on October 7, 2020. The correct answer for this puzzle is "AUXILIARY", a 9-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
BACKUP with 3 letters
MGS
3
SUB
3
BACKUP with 4 letters
CLOG ⭐
4
COPY ⭐
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FAKE
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MOCK
4
PIPS
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SIGN
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VEEP
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VICE
4
BACKUP with 5 letters
AGENT
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DUMMY
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EQUAL
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EXTRA
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GHOST
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LOCUM
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PHONY
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PINCH
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PLANB ⭐
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PROXY
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SPARE
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TOKEN
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VICAR
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BACKUP with 6 letters
CHANGE
6
COMETS
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DEPUTY
6
DOUBLE
6
ERSATZ
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FILL-IN
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HELPER
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LOGJAM ⭐
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OFFICE
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RELIEF
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RESORT
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RINGER
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SINGER
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SPARES
6
SYMBOL
6
BACKUP with 7 letters
ANALOGY
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BACKING
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PLEADER
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RESERVE
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REVERSE
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STAND IN
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STAND-IN
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STOPGAP
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SUPPORT
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UTILITY
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BACKUP with 8 letters
ADVOCATE
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ALTER EGO
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ATTORNEY
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BLOCKAGE
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CARLIGHT
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CHAMPION
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EXCHANGE
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EXPONENT
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HENCHMAN
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METAPHOR
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METONYMY
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RECOURSE
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RESERVES
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REVERSAL
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BACKUP with 9 letters
ABOUT-FACE
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ABOUT-TURN
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ALTERNATE
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ANCILLARY
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ASSISTANT
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AUXILIARY ⭐
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BACK TRACK
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BACK TRAIL
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BACKING UP
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BACKUP MAN
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IMITATION
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MAKESHIFT
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PARANYMPH
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PERSONNEL
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REVERSING
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REVERSION
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SECONDARY
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SURROGATE
9
TEMPORARY
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TENTATIVE
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TURNABOUT
9
VICARIOUS
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VOLTE-FACE
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BACKUP with 10 letters
ACCUMULATE
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ASSISTANCE
10
BACKING OFF
10
BACKING OUT
10
CHANGELING
10
COMPARISON
10
EQUIVALENT
10
FIGUREHEAD
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LIEUTENANT
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PROCURATOR
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RIGHT-ABOUT
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STRENGTHEN
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SUBSIDIARY
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SUBSTITUTE
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SUPERSEDER
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Top answers for BACKUP crossword clue from newspapers

AUXILIARY
PLANB
COPY
LOGJAM
UNDERSTUDY
CLOG

Definition of backup

  • (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"; an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"

Anagrams of backup

BACK UP

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What is the best solution to the riddle BACKUP?

Solution COPY is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution COPY is 4 letters long. We have 7 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "BACKUP"?

There are 134 solutions. The longest is EXECUTIVE OFFICER with 16 letters, and the shortest is MGS with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 16 letters long.

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