Recedes, like the tide — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 26 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
EBBS
4 letters
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Goes out, as the tide
EBBS
4
Flows back, like the tide
EBBS
4
Lessens in intensity, like pain
EBBS
4
Recedes like the tide
EBBS
4
___ and flows (tide description, perhaps)
EBBS
4
Recedes like a tide
EBBS
4
Recedes, like a tide
EBBS
4
Subsides, as the tide
EBBS
4
Subsides, as the tide
EBBS
4
Diminishes, as the tide
EBBS
4
___ and flows (tidal movements)
EBBS
4
Gradually declines
EBBS
4
Foldable bed at camp
COT
3
Stanley Cup organization: Abbr.
NHL
3
Psychic's ability (anagram of "sep"): Abbr.
ESP
3
Pale ___ (bar order)
ALE
3
Proof of ownership
DEED
4
"Don't ___ stranger!" ("Keep in touch!"): 2 wds.
BEA
3
Barbie's boyfriend
KEN
3
North Dakota city that's also the title of a Coen brothers film
FARGO
5
"Breaking ___," drama series
BAD
3
___ Lauder (Clinique parent company)
ESTEE
5
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