Changed tune to accept an apostate back, showing no repentance

The answer to “Changed tune to accept an apostate back, showing no repentance” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is UNREGENERATE — a 12-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 8, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 17-Across. 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.

“Changed tune to accept an apostate back, showing no repentance” answer

UNREGENERATE (12 letters)

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What does UNREGENERATE mean?

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

When else has “Changed tune to accept an apostate back, showing no repentance” appeared?

The Times Cryptic 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.

September 8, 2026 (most recent) → UNREGENERATE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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