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Flinched Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BATTEDANEYE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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97%11BATTEDANEYEExact Match!
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96%6Exact Match!
noun

• the facial expression of sudden pain

• a reflex response to sudden pain

verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• make a face indicating disgust or dislike

90%5 Commencement
noun

• the beginning of anything

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

• a sudden involuntary movement

• the act of starting something

• a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

• a signal to begin (as in a race)

• the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race)

verb

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• set in motion, cause to start

• depart for someplace

• have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense

• bring into being

• get off the ground

• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

• get going or set in motion

• begin or set in motion

• begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

• play in the starting lineup

• have a beginning characterized in some specified way

• begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

• bulge outward

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New York Times16 Jul 2019 Down 2 BATTEDANEYE
The Guardian Quick21 Jan 2000 Across 14
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