| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| KICK | Recoil | |
| FLINCH | Recoil | |
| REBOUND | Recoil | |
| RECOILMENT | Recoil. | |
| RECULEMENT | Recoil. | |
| KICKBACK | Gunshot recoil | |
| RECULE | To recoil. | |
| RECOILED | Of Recoil | |
| RECOILING | Of Recoil | |
| BOUNCE | Recoil, ... back | |
| SHRINK | Recoil, ... back | |
| SHY | Recoil, ... away | |
| CRINGE | Recoil in fear | |
| BACKLASH | Adverse reaction, recoil | |
| REBUT | To retire; to recoil. | |
| AWFUL | Recoil from cauliflower soup that’s terrible | |
| STRAM | To spring or recoil with violence. | |
| DEAD-STROKE | Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat. | |
| RECOILINGLY | In the manner of a recoil. | |
| REJOLT | A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil. | |
| RESILE | To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. | |
| HAIRSPRING | The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece. | |
| ABUTMENT | In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil. | |
| COUNTERBUFF | A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or cause a recoil. | |
| UGH | An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder. | |