Tom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”

Latest answer — August 26, 2026

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The answer completes Tom Petty’s song title “I Won’t Back Down.” The grid uses WONT without the apostrophe, a common crossword treatment of punctuation.

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Album artwork associated with Tom Petty’s song “I Won’t Back Down”

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This clue's Wednesday, August 26, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Pisa farewell
  2. 5Rotating part
  3. 8Chew like a squirrel
  4. 12Story of a lifetime?
  5. 13Mound stat
  6. 14Seized vehicle
  7. 15Streamed lectures
  8. 17Utopia
  9. 18Takes the helm
  10. 19“Citizen Kane” inspiration
  11. 21Hitter’s stat
  12. 22Car
  13. 23Kids’ card game
  14. 26Minivan alternative
  15. 28Showed again on TV
  16. 31On the Mediterranean
  17. 33“Diamonds” singer
  18. 35Ms. McEntire
  19. 36Move laterally
  20. 38Oft-tattooed extremity
  21. 40Kitten’s cry
  22. 41Sty cry
  23. 43German pronoun
  24. 45Manitoba’s land
  25. 47National park in Maine
  26. 51Kimono sashes
  27. 52Curfew inspection
  28. 54Skin cream ingredient
  29. 55Coffee vessel
  30. 56Mine, in Marseille
  31. 57Sawbucks
  32. 58Writer Harper
  33. 59-- Fein

Down

  1. 1Barracks array
  2. 2“Yeah, right!”
  3. 3Staffer
  4. 4Sea critter
  5. 5Fahrenheit alternative
  6. 6Genesis vessel
  7. 7“Three Sisters” sister
  8. 8More extensive
  9. 9“Air Music” composer
  10. 10Mimics
  11. 11Tom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”
  12. 16Wall St. traders
  13. 20Where Ger. is
  14. 23Used to be
  15. 24“Do -- say!”
  16. 25Salad ingredient
  17. 27Itinerary word
  18. 29Honest politician
  19. 30Slangy denial
  20. 32Fake names
  21. 34Daughter of Minos
  22. 37Conclude
  23. 39Nero’s 1,300
  24. 42Asian capital
  25. 44Laugh track sounds
  26. 45Nail polish layer
  27. 46Competent
  28. 48Singer Lovato
  29. 49PC picture
  30. 50Related
  31. 53Before

The answer to “Tom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is WONT — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on August 26, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 11-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Tom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”” answer

WONT (4 letters)

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What does WONT mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of WONT is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • make or be or become accustomed

When else has “Tom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 26, 2026 (most recent) → WONT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Tom Petty’s “I -- Back Down””?

The answer is WONT, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on August 26, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Tom Petty’s “I -- Back Down””?

4 letters: WONT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on August 26, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 11-Down.

Can “Tom Petty’s “I -- Back Down”” have a different answer?

Yes — Eugene Sheffer sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Eugene Sheffer answers?

The full grid for August 26, 2026 is on the Eugene Sheffer answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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