Crossword answer
WINCE
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 40 appearances · Last seen Newsday, August 12, 2026
Letter pattern
WINCE
Clues that lead to WINCE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Recoil from danger5NewsdayAug 12, 2026
Grimace5Thomas JosephJul 27, 2026
React to a cringey faux pas5LA TimesJul 13, 2026
Flinch5Evening StandardJun 29, 2026
Cold drink bottles making one grimace (5)5The SunMar 19, 2026
Register sudden mental pain (5)5The SunMar 19, 2026
Finish first at half pace – but in pain?5Evening StandardNov 4, 2025
Trace of cork in Merlot perhaps producing pained expression5The IndependentNov 1, 2024
Pained look of red maybe bored by Conservative5The IndependentJun 27, 2024
Quail and cold wine is brought out5Evening StandardNov 11, 2022
Finish first at half pace – but in pain?5Evening StandardMay 19, 2020
About WINCE in crosswords
WINCE is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 40 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Recoil from danger” in the Newsday crossword on August 12, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
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SITESWeb locations
SOFIACapital of Bulgaria (5)
KABULAsian capital
PLANTFactory
NERDSObsessive hobbyists
ICIERMore frosty
SHOVEPush
BEARDWhiskers
TEACHInstruct
ATARIAsteroids game developer
RABBITorah scholar
Every appearance of WINCE (40)
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Aug 12, 2026
Recoil from danger · Newsday · Across
Jul 27, 2026
Grimace · Thomas Joseph · 37 Across
Jul 13, 2026
React to a cringey faux pas · LA Times · Down
Jun 29, 2026
Flinch · Evening Standard · 27 Across
May 25, 2026
Flinch · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Mar 19, 2026
Register sudden mental pain (5) · The Sun · 2 Down
Mar 19, 2026
Cold drink bottles making one grimace (5) · The Sun · 2 Down
Feb 13, 2026
Flinch · The Independent · 4 Down
Dec 28, 2025
Flinch · The Independent · 6 Down
Nov 29, 2025
Flinch · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Nov 4, 2025
Finish first at half pace – but in pain? · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Nov 3, 2025
Flinch · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 19, 2025
Flinch · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Feb 7, 2025
Flinch · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Nov 12, 2024
Flinch · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Nov 1, 2024
Trace of cork in Merlot perhaps producing pained expression · The Independent · 26 Down
Jul 4, 2024
Flinch · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Jun 27, 2024
Pained look of red maybe bored by Conservative · The Independent · 7 Across
Jun 21, 2024
Flinch · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Sep 29, 2023
Flinch · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 14, 2023
Flinch · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Mar 30, 2023
Flinch · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 6, 2023
Flinch · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Nov 11, 2022
Quail and cold wine is brought out · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 10, 2022
Flinch · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Mar 30, 2022
Flinch · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Sep 27, 2021
Flinch · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Aug 18, 2021
Flinch · Evening Standard · 28 Down
May 11, 2021
Flinch · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Dec 25, 2020
Flinch · Evening Standard · 35 Across
May 19, 2020
Finish first at half pace – but in pain? · Evening Standard · 1 Across
May 13, 2020
Flinch · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Apr 7, 2020
Flinch · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 17, 2020
Flinch · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Nov 4, 2019
Flinch · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jan 14, 2019
Flinch · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Dec 5, 2018
Flinch · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Aug 2, 2018
Flinch · Evening Standard · 28 Down
May 17, 2018
Flinch · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 4, 2018
Flinch · Evening Standard · 25 Down