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Receding Tide Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EBB which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: EBB

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335%10 Bordered by the highest high-tide line and the lowest low-tide line

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "EBB" which means:

    noun
  • • A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  • • The outward flow of the tide
  • verb
  • • Flow back or recede
  • • Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
  • • Fall away or decline
  • adjective
  • • Low, shallow

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The ebb of the tide signaled the end of the storm."
  • • "He felt a sense of sadness at the ebb of their relationship."

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Telegraph Cross Atlantic10 Jul 2023 Across 10
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