Withdraw - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'withdraw' is the definition.
(I know that withdraw can be written as recede)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for recede that I've seen before include "Decline" , "Become more distant" , "Start balding" , "Go backwards" , "Withdraw" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and The Guardian.

'withdraw' is the definition.
(both can mean to go back)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for retire that I've seen before include "Give up the job and go to bed" , "Leave job permanently (6)" , "Go to bed or quit work for good" , "Step down" , "Finish following one's career" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and The Guardian.

(Other definitions for revoke that I've seen before include "Rescind (e.g. permission)" , "Cancel (a decree, etc)" , "Annul by recalling" , "Withdraw or cancel, say a licence" , "'Officially cancel, a licence say (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and The Guardian.

(Other definitions for recant that I've seen before include "Go back on former belief" , "Renounce a former opinion or belief" , "Formally reject a former belief" , "Revoke a former declaration" , "Go back on a statement of belief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Sun, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune and The Guardian.

'withdraw' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for retract that I've seen before include "Take back what was said" , "Eat one's words" , "Take back (statement)" , "Pull back (statements or claws, perhaps)" , "Sheathe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and The Guardian.

'withdraw' is the definition.
(I know that extract is a more specific form of the action the withdraw)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for extract that I've seen before include "Part" , "Derive, distil" , "Draw out - distillation" , "Draw out by force" , "essence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and The Guardian.

'withdraw' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for rescind that I've seen before include "Cancel (regulation)" , "Annul using cinders" , "undo" , "Cinders (anag.)" , "Set aside law" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and The Guardian.

(Other definitions for dropout that I've seen before include "Student who fails to complete a college course" , "Early university leaver" , "Person with alternative lifestyle" , "Free spirit" , "Further education deserter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate and The Guardian.

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