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Witty Comebacks Crossword Clue

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99%8Exact Match!
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge

verb

• make a return thrust

• answer back

98%4Exact Match!
noun

• a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes

• a clever remark

95%10Exact Match!
noun

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication

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New York Times30 Oct 2018 Across 13
New York Times08 Oct 1976 Across 15
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