Backward (13)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">backward</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for retrogressive that I've seen before include "Tending to return to an earlier state" , "Moving backwards" , "Showing backsliding" , "Going from better to worse" , "Going backwards" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">backward</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for astern that I've seen before include "The wake is" , "Abaft" , "Behind (naut.)" , "following behind vessel" , "Aft" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">backward</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for retrograde that I've seen before include "inverse" , "Going back" , "Reactionary" , "degenerate" , "Moving backwards" .)