The clue "retreats" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 9, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "lairs", a 5-letter word.
Solution LAIRS is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution LAIRS is 5 letters long. We have 3 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 16 solutions. The longest is MONASTERIES with 11 letters, and the shortest is DENS with 4 letters.
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Solutions are between 4 and 11 letters long.
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