Answer: RECANTS

AnswerCrossword Clue
RECANTSMakes retraction.
recantsRECANT, to make a formal retraction
recantsto retract (a statement, opinion, etc.)
RECANTSSays it isn't so
RECANTSRetracts
RECANTSEats one's words
RECANTSYields to inquisitors
RECANTSDisavows
RECANTSTakes back.
RECANTSComes clean, perhaps
RECANTSTakes back one's words.
RECANTSDisavows.
RECANTSWithdraws statements.
RECANTSTakes back openly.
RECANTSTakes it back
RECANTSFormally disavows
RECANTSTakes back