Avoid Crossword Clue

Last seen: USA Today, 23 May 2025

Showing 150 Matching Answers

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EVADE
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Give the slipCrossword Clue
Manage to dodgeCrossword Clue
Weasel out ofCrossword Clue
EludeCrossword Clue
Give the slip toCrossword Clue
DodgeCrossword Clue
EscapeCrossword Clue
Slip free ofCrossword Clue
Slip byCrossword Clue

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SHUN
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Stay away fromCrossword Clue
Freeze outCrossword Clue
IgnoreCrossword Clue
Give the cold shoulderCrossword Clue
OstracizeCrossword Clue
Turn one's back onCrossword Clue
Resist Sergeant Major’s demandCrossword Clue
Refuse to associate withCrossword Clue
Avoid deliberatelyCrossword Clue

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ELUDE
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Avoid captureCrossword Clue
Shake offCrossword Clue
EscapeCrossword Clue
Get aroundCrossword Clue
Give the slipCrossword Clue
Stay away fromCrossword Clue
Slip pastCrossword Clue
SkirtCrossword Clue

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ESCHEW
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
DisavowCrossword Clue
Steer clear ofCrossword Clue
Deliberately avoidCrossword Clue
Swear offCrossword Clue
RenounceCrossword Clue
Abstain from drug that is cutCrossword Clue

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SKIRT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Avoid addressingCrossword Clue
Garment occasionally fashioned from grassCrossword Clue
–Crossword Clue
Tutu, for oneCrossword Clue
Slacks alternativeCrossword Clue
Work around, as an issueCrossword Clue
'50s garment with a poodle on itCrossword Clue
SidestepCrossword Clue
Evade, as the truthCrossword Clue
BypassCrossword Clue

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DODGE
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
SidestepCrossword Clue
Charger producerCrossword Clue
DuckCrossword Clue
Steer clear ofCrossword Clue
Challenger, e.gCrossword Clue
EvadeCrossword Clue
Ruse – duckCrossword Clue
Act of avoidanceCrossword Clue

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AVERT
5 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Stave offCrossword Clue
Turn awayCrossword Clue
Head offCrossword Clue
Turn away, as one's gazeCrossword Clue
Thwart, as disasterCrossword Clue
Ward offCrossword Clue
ForestallCrossword Clue

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BYPASS
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Skip overCrossword Clue
Skip altogetherCrossword Clue
Road around a townCrossword Clue
RingroadCrossword Clue
Go aroundCrossword Clue
See 23Crossword Clue
SkirtCrossword Clue
the way roundCrossword Clue

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FIGHTSHYOF
10 Letters

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MISS
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Fail to hitCrossword Clue
Fail to seeCrossword Clue
Hit alternativeCrossword Clue
Go wide of the markCrossword Clue
___ Congeniality (pageant title)Crossword Clue
Pine forCrossword Clue
One’s not a hitCrossword Clue
"Little ___ Sunshine" (quirky 2006 movie)Crossword Clue
See 24Crossword Clue

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SHIRK
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
DodgeCrossword Clue
SkirtCrossword Clue
Avoid dealing withCrossword Clue
DuckCrossword Clue
NeglectCrossword Clue
Avoid, as dutyCrossword Clue
Avoid one's dutyCrossword Clue
Soldier is to gather kit from the frontCrossword Clue

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SIDESTEP
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
EvadeCrossword Clue
DodgeCrossword Clue
Avoid sun, despite being preparedCrossword Clue
Avoid team that has upset favouritesCrossword Clue
Avoid dealing withCrossword Clue
Duck and perhaps fifteen domestic animals rearedCrossword Clue
Saurashtras opener, despite struggling, gets duckCrossword Clue
Gasped out loud: maybe dogs set about duckCrossword Clue

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STEERCLEAROF
12 Letters

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CIRCUMVENT
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
SidestepCrossword Clue

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ESCAPE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
[aria-label] Circled letter + Superman featureCrossword Clue
Word before room or keyCrossword Clue
Computer keyCrossword Clue
Get awayCrossword Clue
Fly the coopCrossword Clue
Ford S.U.VCrossword Clue
Make a getawayCrossword Clue
Con’s dreamCrossword Clue
Break freeCrossword Clue
FleeCrossword Clue

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FLEE
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Get out of DodgeCrossword Clue
Make a getawayCrossword Clue
Make a run for itCrossword Clue
Hightail itCrossword Clue
AbscondCrossword Clue
Dash, sayCrossword Clue
Run awayCrossword Clue
Bolt, sayCrossword Clue
Beat itCrossword Clue

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GETROUND
8 Letters

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IGNORE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Cut – snub – spurnCrossword Clue
Pay no attention to Signora with no clothing and energyCrossword Clue
NeglectCrossword Clue
Refuse to acknowledgeCrossword Clue
Don't deal withCrossword Clue
Pretend not to notice, maybeCrossword Clue
Look away fromCrossword Clue
BlankCrossword Clue
DismissCrossword Clue
Don't pay attention toCrossword Clue

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OBVIATE
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Do away withCrossword Clue
PreventCrossword Clue
Prevent bad smell coming up through hollow tubeCrossword Clue
PrecludeCrossword Clue
Render unnecessaryCrossword Clue

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SKIP
4 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Bypass, like a speedrunner to a cutsceneCrossword Clue
CaperCrossword Clue
Pass overCrossword Clue
Uno card with a "no" symbolCrossword Clue
Pass upCrossword Clue
Button that plays the next song on a playlistCrossword Clue
Leap – captainCrossword Clue
Leave outCrossword Clue

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STAYAWAY
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Back order?Crossword Clue

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STEERCLEAR
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Stay very far away, as from a hazardCrossword Clue
Keep awayCrossword Clue

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NOTDO
5 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Abstain fromCrossword Clue

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HEDGE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Natural fenceCrossword Clue
Living barrier – noncommittal statementCrossword Clue
Living boundaryCrossword Clue
Target for a trimmerCrossword Clue
Maze border, maybeCrossword Clue
Yard border, perhapsCrossword Clue
Natural fenceCrossword Clue
Boundary bushCrossword Clue
Bushy fenceCrossword Clue
EquivocateCrossword Clue

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LIELOW
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Stay in hidingCrossword Clue
Hole up after Birkdale’s seventh, one down round start of eighteenthCrossword Clue
Remain inconspicuousCrossword Clue
Picked up inflatable mattress to go into hidingCrossword Clue
Stay out of sightCrossword Clue
Stay in hidingCrossword Clue
Keep one's head downCrossword Clue
Hide from viewCrossword Clue
Hide outCrossword Clue
Fly under the radarCrossword Clue

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LOAF
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bread buyCrossword Clue
Bakery unitCrossword Clue
Unit of breadCrossword Clue
Banana bread unitCrossword Clue
Challah unitCrossword Clue
Shape sometimes made by a comfy catCrossword Clue
Unit of zucchini breadCrossword Clue
Idle headCrossword Clue
Sourdough unitCrossword Clue
What a cat resembles when it sits with its legs tucked under its bodyCrossword Clue

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PLAYITSTRAIGHT
14 Letters

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SAVEFACE
8 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Avoid embarrassmentCrossword Clue
Rugged, safe cave offers escape from humiliation (4,4)Crossword Clue

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STIFF
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
RigidCrossword Clue
Like brush bristlesCrossword Clue
___ as a boardCrossword Clue
Hard countering strong suitsCrossword Clue
Body – difficultCrossword Clue
Mary Roach book subtitled "The Curious Life of Human Cadavers"Crossword Clue
How you might feel after a long car rideCrossword Clue
Light as a feather, ___ as a boardCrossword Clue
UptightCrossword Clue
Not flexibleCrossword Clue

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USEPLAINENGLISH
15 Letters

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MAKETHECUT
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Triumph at a salon?Crossword Clue

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PASS
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hail Mary, e.gCrossword Clue
Go byCrossword Clue
Hockey assistCrossword Clue
"Nah, I'm good"Crossword Clue
Free ticketCrossword Clue
Choose not to take partCrossword Clue
Bridge callCrossword Clue
"None for me"Crossword Clue
Screen play?Crossword Clue
"Nah"Crossword Clue

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REFUSETOACT
11 Letters

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ANCE
4 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Forbear going stress-free as soon as oldCrossword Clue

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BOBANDWEAVE
11 Letters

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CONCEAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MaskCrossword Clue
Hide no longer in west-coast stateCrossword Clue
Cover upCrossword Clue
Keep under wrapsCrossword Clue
HideCrossword Clue
Obscure, formerly, in CaliforniaCrossword Clue
Titanic, once alerted, hugs harborCrossword Clue
Solidify trading $1000 for $100 to keep secretCrossword Clue
Hide as soon as having entered stateCrossword Clue
Hide on one occasion in CaliforniaCrossword Clue

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DODGERAMPS
10 Letters

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DOGIT
5 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Slack offCrossword Clue
Slack offCrossword Clue

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DUCK
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
California hockey proCrossword Clue
Word repeated in a children's gameCrossword Clue
___, ___, goose!Crossword Clue
(Lame ["?) Soup"]Crossword Clue
QuackerCrossword Clue
___, ___, goose (game)Crossword Clue
(Rubber ["?)Tales"]Crossword Clue
Pac-12 playerCrossword Clue
You could get down from itCrossword Clue
Steer clear of 4Crossword Clue

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ESCAPEDETECTION
15 Letters

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FLEECOLLAR
10 Letters

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HEM
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Line on a skirtCrossword Clue
Sewing edgeCrossword Clue
Edge of a sleeveCrossword Clue
Edgy fashion line?Crossword Clue
___ and hawCrossword Clue
Bottom of bell-bottomsCrossword Clue
Fabric lineCrossword Clue
Skirt edgeCrossword Clue
Sewn edgeCrossword Clue
Keep from unravelingCrossword Clue

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HIDE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ and seekCrossword Clue
Stow awayCrossword Clue
Seek's oppositeCrossword Clue
Harbor, sayCrossword Clue
Conceal skinCrossword Clue
Twitcher’s refuge is somewhat ghastlyCrossword Clue
"Conceal yourself!"Crossword Clue
ConcealCrossword Clue
Duck out of sightCrossword Clue
Animal productCrossword Clue

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LEARN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Absorb new factsCrossword Clue
Take inCrossword Clue
Pick up a new skillCrossword Clue
"Watch and ___"Crossword Clue
Pick upCrossword Clue
Take lessonsCrossword Clue
Pick upCrossword Clue
Get down patCrossword Clue
"You live and you ___!"Crossword Clue
Get educated (about)Crossword Clue

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LEASE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Renter's contractCrossword Clue
Dealership offerCrossword Clue
New car optionCrossword Clue
Rental contractCrossword Clue
Rental agreementCrossword Clue
Landlord's documentCrossword Clue
Rental agreementCrossword Clue
Renter's agreementCrossword Clue
Rental contractCrossword Clue
Rental agreementCrossword Clue

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LOLL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Laze aroundCrossword Clue
ReclineCrossword Clue
Lounge (around)Crossword Clue
LoungeCrossword Clue
Lounge aroundCrossword Clue
HangCrossword Clue
Hang outCrossword Clue
LoungeCrossword Clue
Recline lazilyCrossword Clue
Hang looselyCrossword Clue

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MALINGER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Feign sicknessCrossword Clue
Pretend to be illCrossword Clue
Mean girl failing to avoid work by faking sicknessCrossword Clue
Skip work after nails infected with germCrossword Clue
Second one exits African countries to avoid dutyCrossword Clue
Last one leaving one African country after another to avoid dutyCrossword Clue
Start to accept fish in sea abroad seem diseased?Crossword Clue
Opt to skip work to translate GerminalCrossword Clue
Opt to skip work to translate GerminalCrossword Clue
Dodge exceptionally mean girlCrossword Clue

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MEANIT
6 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Not joke aroundCrossword Clue

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OPPOSE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Be a naysayerCrossword Clue
Disapprove of affected behaviour after workCrossword Clue
ResistCrossword Clue
ResistCrossword Clue
CounterCrossword Clue
Stand againstCrossword Clue
ResistCrossword Clue
FightCrossword Clue
ContestCrossword Clue
Take a stand againstCrossword Clue

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OWN
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DominateCrossword Clue
Utterly dominateCrossword Clue
"A League of Their ___"Crossword Clue
Have possession ofCrossword Clue
Completely dominate, informallyCrossword Clue
Have in one's possessionCrossword Clue
PersonalCrossword Clue
The "O" of BYOBCrossword Clue
Absolutely dominateCrossword Clue
Part of MYOBCrossword Clue

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PASSTHEBUCK
11 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Avoid taking responsibilityCrossword Clue
Shirk responsibilityCrossword Clue
Shift responsibilityCrossword Clue
Shift blame to someone elseCrossword Clue
Shift blame to someone elseCrossword Clue

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PAYTHERENT
10 Letters

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PLAYSAFE
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Be carefulCrossword Clue

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PUBLISH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Locate last piece of shrapnel in bone before hospital or perish?Crossword Clue
Run and shove, pocketing one pound on the way backCrossword Clue
Issue is open, if Conservative becomes quietCrossword Clue
Put out suggestion for boozer's language?Crossword Clue
IssueCrossword Clue
Leaders of prison uprising believe legal institutions should hastily perish? Just the opposite!Crossword Clue
One getting into remixed Bush LP issueCrossword Clue
Issue a book or magazineCrossword Clue
Issue one pound raised in merchandiseCrossword Clue
Issue one pound raised in merchandiseCrossword Clue

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PULLTHERIPCORD
14 Letters

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REBEL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ AllianceCrossword Clue
Defy authorityCrossword Clue
Resist authorityCrossword Clue
Defiant typeCrossword Clue
Bottled beer and lager to begin with are revoltingCrossword Clue
Person who defiesCrossword Clue
Rise upCrossword Clue
Resist authorityCrossword Clue
Some deplore bellicose figure not toeing the line?Crossword Clue
___ Alliance (Galactic Empire's foe in "Star Wars")Crossword Clue

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RENEW
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Subscribe againCrossword Clue
Freshen upCrossword Clue
Extend, like a magazine subscriptionCrossword Clue
Affirm again, as vowsCrossword Clue
Extend, as a membershipCrossword Clue
Update, as a library cardCrossword Clue
Frenchman and wife to start againCrossword Clue
Subscriber's optionCrossword Clue
Extend a subscriptionCrossword Clue
Extend, in a wayCrossword Clue

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RESPECT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Aretha Franklin hit ranked #1 on a Rolling Stone magazine "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" listCrossword Clue
EsteemCrossword Clue
Word spelled out in an Aretha Franklin hitCrossword Clue
Considerately treat muscle during inactivityCrossword Clue
Pay attention to detailCrossword Clue
Consider secret plan to conceal some moneyCrossword Clue
2021 Aretha Franklin biopicCrossword Clue
Regard support protecting a chest muscleCrossword Clue
Regard support protecting a chest muscleCrossword Clue
1967 hit for the Queen of SoulCrossword Clue

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REUSE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Find more value fromCrossword Clue
Find a new purpose forCrossword Clue
Find a new purpose forCrossword Clue
Find a new purpose forCrossword Clue
Find another purpose forCrossword Clue
Reduce, ___, recycleCrossword Clue
Get some more mileage out ofCrossword Clue
Get more mileage out ofCrossword Clue
Find a new purpose forCrossword Clue
Not waste, perhapsCrossword Clue

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SETTLE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Come to rest, as sedimentCrossword Clue
Wrap upCrossword Clue
Resolve out of courtCrossword Clue
Resolve out of courtCrossword Clue
FinalizeCrossword Clue
PayCrossword Clue
Resolve – to payCrossword Clue
Accept, with "for"Crossword Clue
Agree out of courtCrossword Clue
Put down rootsCrossword Clue

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SHUNTHEROE
10 Letters

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SITBY
5 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Stay on the sidelineCrossword Clue
Not get involvedCrossword Clue
Do nothingCrossword Clue
Fail to actCrossword Clue
Make no effort to stop somethingCrossword Clue
Do nothingCrossword Clue

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SITONTHEFENCE
13 Letters

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SKI
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Go down a mountain with polesCrossword Clue
Do some schussingCrossword Clue
Hit the slopesCrossword Clue
Enjoy AspenCrossword Clue
Take to the hills?Crossword Clue
Schuss down a mountainCrossword Clue
Enjoy VailCrossword Clue
Go downhill fast?Crossword Clue
Perform a winter sportCrossword Clue
Navigate a slippery slopeCrossword Clue

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SLIPAWAY
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Go quietly when adding 9 to launch areaCrossword Clue

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STAYUP
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Not go to bedCrossword Clue
Burn the midnight oilCrossword Clue
What many children are told not to do on Christmas Eve, but encouraged to do on New Year's EveCrossword Clue
Not go to bedCrossword Clue
Fight sleepCrossword Clue
Work late? Male hasn't finished, certainlyCrossword Clue

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TEETOTAL
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Dry, English child having been rescued by duckCrossword Clue
To AttleeCrossword Clue
DryCrossword Clue
Clean the vents out daily, at regular intervalsCrossword Clue
Having forsworn alcoholCrossword Clue
Eschewing all boozeCrossword Clue
Stay dry?Crossword Clue
On the wagonCrossword Clue
Always soberCrossword Clue
Being dry, wild duck swallows energy drinkCrossword Clue

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VARY
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
FluctuateCrossword Clue
FluctuateCrossword Clue
Video Assistant Referee has ultimate authority to make a changeCrossword Clue
"Your mileage may ___"Crossword Clue
Change from case to caseCrossword Clue
FluctuateCrossword Clue
DifferCrossword Clue
AlterCrossword Clue
FluctuateCrossword Clue
FluctuateCrossword Clue

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ASK
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
QueryCrossword Clue
Pose a questionCrossword Clue
PoseCrossword Clue
Pose a questionCrossword Clue
InquireCrossword Clue
Pose a questionCrossword Clue
"That's a pretty big ___"Crossword Clue
"___ away": "I have nothing to hide"Crossword Clue
QueryCrossword Clue
"___, and it shall be given you": Matthew 7:7Crossword Clue

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ADAPT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Change with the timesCrossword Clue
Go with the flowCrossword Clue
RefashionCrossword Clue
Change with the timesCrossword Clue
Adjust to changeCrossword Clue
Go with the flowCrossword Clue
Change with the timesCrossword Clue
AcclimateCrossword Clue
Change to fit inCrossword Clue
ConvertCrossword Clue

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AGREE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
See eye to eyeCrossword Clue
Have the same case, grammaticallyCrossword Clue
Say yesCrossword Clue
What a subject and a verb should doCrossword Clue
ConcurCrossword Clue
ConcurCrossword Clue
Nod, sayCrossword Clue
Shake hands (on)Crossword Clue
See eye to eyeCrossword Clue
Be of one mindCrossword Clue

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DUCKBILL
8 Letters

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DUCKSCHMUCK
11 Letters

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EATRAW
6 Letters

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ENLIST
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Answer Uncle Sam’s callCrossword Clue
Become enrolledCrossword Clue
Join the armyCrossword Clue
Join line travelling with holy womanCrossword Clue
RecruitCrossword Clue
Sign upCrossword Clue
Sign up for the armyCrossword Clue
RecruitCrossword Clue
GetCrossword Clue
Sign upCrossword Clue

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ESCAPEHATCHET
13 Letters

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HOP
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Move like a frogCrossword Clue
Small jumpCrossword Clue
Move like a bunnyCrossword Clue
Jump like a bunnyCrossword Clue
Move like a bunnyCrossword Clue
Triple jump componentCrossword Clue
Jump like a kangarooCrossword Clue
SpringCrossword Clue
Jump on one legCrossword Clue
Small jumpCrossword Clue

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KEEPBUSY
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Stay activeCrossword Clue

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SKIMP
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pinch penniesCrossword Clue
Cut cornersCrossword Clue
Pinch penniesCrossword Clue
EconomizeCrossword Clue
Cut costs, bound to save money, initiallyCrossword Clue
Cut corners, putting top of mattress in refuse containerCrossword Clue
Cut cornersCrossword Clue
Be cheap, sayCrossword Clue
EconomizeCrossword Clue
Economise, writing novel in health resort, mostlyCrossword Clue

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EMOTE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Show feelingCrossword Clue
Chew the sceneryCrossword Clue
Play for the camera, sayCrossword Clue
Express with passionCrossword Clue
Act theatricallyCrossword Clue
OveractCrossword Clue
Act dramaticallyCrossword Clue
Act melodramaticallyCrossword Clue
Project feelings onstageCrossword Clue
Chew the sceneryCrossword Clue

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STAYOFF
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
*Continue to avoid, as alcoholCrossword Clue

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FOCUS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AimCrossword Clue
Central point – kind of FordCrossword Clue
What scatterbrains lackCrossword Clue
"Pay attention!"Crossword Clue
ConcentrateCrossword Clue
Advice for the easily distractedCrossword Clue
"Think harder!"Crossword Clue
"Pay attention!"Crossword Clue
ConcentrateCrossword Clue
Food course occasionally subject of attentionCrossword Clue

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GETOFF
6 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Escape punishment and pass outCrossword Clue
Alight — be acquitted — go to sleepCrossword Clue

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LEAVEBE
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Do not disturbCrossword Clue

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LIE
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DissembleCrossword Clue
FabricationCrossword Clue
Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay"Crossword Clue
"I was stuck in traffic," perhapsCrossword Clue
Tell tall talesCrossword Clue
FalsehoodCrossword Clue
"It's not you, it's me," oftenCrossword Clue
Golf ball positionCrossword Clue
Bluff, e.gCrossword Clue
UntruthCrossword Clue

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SNOG
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Neck, in NewcastleCrossword Clue
Kiss in KentCrossword Clue
Buss on a double-decker bus, sayCrossword Clue
Lip-lock, in LondonCrossword Clue
Canoodle, in BritainCrossword Clue
French, in EnglandCrossword Clue
Neck, in NottinghamCrossword Clue
Make out, in ManchesterCrossword Clue
Kiss, in CambridgeCrossword Clue
Kiss, in KensingtonCrossword Clue

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ADLIB
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Speak off the cuffCrossword Clue
Go off scriptCrossword Clue
Go off scriptCrossword Clue
Wing it onstageCrossword Clue
Unprepared remarkCrossword Clue
Improv techniqueCrossword Clue
Off the cuffCrossword Clue
Mad liberal conceals stuff that’s not preparedCrossword Clue
ExtemporizeCrossword Clue
"Here's looking at you, kid" or "You can't handle the truth!," famouslyCrossword Clue

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AGREETODISAGREE
15 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Copacetic way to end an argumentCrossword Clue
"You're wrong, but let's stop arguing"Crossword Clue
What friendly opponents may doCrossword Clue

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APPEASE
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MollifyCrossword Clue
PacifyCrossword Clue
Pacify with a k-kind of puddingCrossword Clue
PacifyCrossword Clue
PlacateCrossword Clue
PlacateCrossword Clue
Soothe pulse during recessCrossword Clue
Make happyCrossword Clue
PlacateCrossword Clue
Meet demands for programme facilityCrossword Clue

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DODGEHODGEPODGE
15 Letters

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ELOPE
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Marry in Vegas, maybeCrossword Clue
Unite while awayCrossword Clue
Get hitched in secretCrossword Clue
Wed in secretCrossword Clue
Skip the wedding planningCrossword Clue
Run away (with)Crossword Clue
Opt out of a traditional unionCrossword Clue
Run off to wedCrossword Clue
Don’t do the rite thing?Crossword Clue
Give a run for your honey?Crossword Clue

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ESCAPEHASH
10 Letters

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FASTENSEATBELTS
15 Letters

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FLYLOW
6 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Move so as to evade detection, in a wayCrossword Clue

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GODIRECT
8 Letters

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GOINTOSECLUSION
15 Letters

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HITTHEDIRT
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Drop down suddenlyCrossword Clue

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HOLEUP
6 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
One ahead on course to remain secludedCrossword Clue
Stay in all day, maybe with hot chocolate and a crosswordCrossword Clue

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KEEPALOWPFILE
13 Letters

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KEEPALOWPROFILE
15 Letters

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KEEPAWAY
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Another name for Monkey in the MiddleCrossword Clue

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LOOKTHEOTHERWAY
15 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Condone an action tacitlyCrossword Clue
Let it slideCrossword Clue

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MINCEWORDS
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Minister having disagreement about church to speak with delicacyCrossword Clue

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PAR
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
72, for 18-hole courses, oftenCrossword Clue
Nice round number?Crossword Clue
Nice round number?Crossword Clue
___ for the courseCrossword Clue
Round number?Crossword Clue
NormCrossword Clue
This is what you might expectCrossword Clue
Mini-golf standardCrossword Clue
Golf hole numberCrossword Clue
Putt-putt standardCrossword Clue

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PERSIST
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Keep goingCrossword Clue
Soldier on some uppers is tinglingCrossword Clue
Behind in group, relative cycled repeatedly, lastCrossword Clue
2021 Elizabeth Warren bookCrossword Clue
Strange priests carry onCrossword Clue
Keep goingCrossword Clue

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PLEABARGAIN
11 Letters

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PREPAY
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Settle earlyCrossword Clue
Settle up beforehandCrossword Clue
Settle up in advanceCrossword Clue
Yapper?Crossword Clue
Cover up front target split by DadCrossword Clue

72%
PUSSYFOOTAROUND
15 Letters

72%
QUIT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Throw in the towelCrossword Clue
Command+Q, on a MacCrossword Clue
Give upCrossword Clue
Give upCrossword Clue
BailCrossword Clue
Walk outCrossword Clue
Call it a dayCrossword Clue
Bow outCrossword Clue
Who in Calais needs boat finally to leaveCrossword Clue
___ cold turkeyCrossword Clue

72%
REFRAIN
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Being in control brother finds a burdenCrossword Clue
DesistCrossword Clue
Don't be a burdenCrossword Clue
DesistCrossword Clue
ChorusCrossword Clue
Hold back about female artist electedCrossword Clue
Resist temptationCrossword Clue
Stop chorusCrossword Clue
Avoid singing in a groupCrossword Clue
Dont repeat lyricsCrossword Clue

72%
RIDE
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fair attractionCrossword Clue
2014 film, "___ Along"Crossword Clue
Ferris wheel or roller coasterCrossword Clue
Fair featureCrossword Clue
Uber offeringCrossword Clue
LiftCrossword Clue
Roller coaster, e.gCrossword Clue
Move aboardCrossword Clue
Designated driver's offerCrossword Clue
Merry-go-round, for exampleCrossword Clue

72%
SHAPEUP
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Get one's act togetherCrossword Clue
"Get it together!" ... or a hint to the highlighted lettersCrossword Clue

72%
SITPAT
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Be content with doing nothingCrossword Clue
Decide against further actionCrossword Clue
Make no changesCrossword Clue
Decide against further actionCrossword Clue

72%
SKINNYDIP
9 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
*Go swimming in one's birthday suitCrossword Clue
Barely get wet?Crossword Clue
Barely get wet?Crossword Clue
Lose the suit, sayCrossword Clue

72%
SKIRTTHEISSUE
13 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Carefully avoid a topicCrossword Clue

72%
SMUGGLE
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
ShipCrossword Clue
Sticks up broken leg to avoid customs dutyCrossword Clue

72%
SPAY
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fix, as a petCrossword Clue
FixCrossword Clue
Fix, in a wayCrossword Clue
___/neuter clinicCrossword Clue
___/neuterCrossword Clue
Sterilize a female animalCrossword Clue
NeuterCrossword Clue
Do a certain veterinary jobCrossword Clue
Sterilize, as a catCrossword Clue
Doctor barks backCrossword Clue

72%
STALL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Try to delayCrossword Clue
Drag one's feetCrossword Clue
Stop and standCrossword Clue
DelayCrossword Clue
Stable divisionCrossword Clue
KioskCrossword Clue
Delay leaders of some terrible and loathsome litigationCrossword Clue
Repeat an interviewer's question, perhapsCrossword Clue
Try to buy some timeCrossword Clue
Buy timeCrossword Clue

72%
STAYTHEFRAY
11 Letters

72%
STAYWARM
8 Letters

72%
STIFFTHEPIPER
13 Letters

72%
SWERVE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Veer off courseCrossword Clue
Veer sharplyCrossword Clue
Move sideways suddenlyCrossword Clue
Avoid a pothole, maybeCrossword Clue
Avoid a collision at the last second, sayCrossword Clue
Suddenly change directionCrossword Clue
Turn suddenlyCrossword Clue
Deflect wide probing tennis strokeCrossword Clue
South? West? East? Periodically review change in headingCrossword Clue
Veer wildly, following different directions!Crossword Clue

72%
TAN
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sandy shadeCrossword Clue
Color akin to camelCrossword Clue
One of the two three-letter colors in the Crayola 64 boxCrossword Clue
Brown shadeCrossword Clue
Common cookie dough colorCrossword Clue
M&M color replaced in 1995Crossword Clue
Goal for some beachgoersCrossword Clue
Sunbather's goalCrossword Clue
Color similar to khakiCrossword Clue
SunbatheCrossword Clue

72%
TURNADEAFEAR
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Ignore, with "to"Crossword Clue

72%
VEER
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Suddenly change courseCrossword Clue
Change direction suddenlyCrossword Clue
Suddenly swerveCrossword Clue
Take a sharp turnCrossword Clue
Turn off courseCrossword Clue
Turn sharplyCrossword Clue
Turn suddenlyCrossword Clue
Take quite a turnCrossword Clue
SwerveCrossword Clue
Make a sudden turnCrossword Clue

72%
WEARBLINDERS
12 Letters

72%
ZAP
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Heat in the microwaveCrossword Clue
Sound of mosquito electrocutionCrossword Clue
Jolt with voltsCrossword Clue
What a shock!Crossword Clue
NukeCrossword Clue
Heat in the microwaveCrossword Clue
Sci-fi comics soundCrossword Clue
Heat quicklyCrossword Clue
Cook in the microwaveCrossword Clue
Jolt of electricityCrossword Clue

65%
COPOUT
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Poor excuseCrossword Clue
Excuse from officer not in lineCrossword Clue
Flimsy excuseCrossword Clue
Weak excuseCrossword Clue
Use a flimsy excuseCrossword Clue

65%
MISSUS
6 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
WifeCrossword Clue
Dutch feel sad in our absence?Crossword Clue
The Dutch avoid the UK?Crossword Clue
American beautys partnerCrossword Clue

65%
PRELUDE
7 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Music that introduces an act in an operaCrossword Clue
Pair avoid introduction to a workCrossword Clue
Orchestral introduction in a musical or operaCrossword Clue
Fix up elders introductionCrossword Clue
Right to avoid following piano piece by Chopin, perhapsCrossword Clue
IntroductionCrossword Clue
Introduction from priggish type including the SpanishCrossword Clue

65%
SHYAWAY
7 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Recoil (from)Crossword Clue
Draw back (from)Crossword Clue

65%
SITOUT
6 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Not participateCrossword Clue
Not participateCrossword Clue
Decline to participateCrossword Clue
Not participateCrossword Clue
Opt not to playCrossword Clue
Don't participate inCrossword Clue

65%
THINKTWICE
10 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
ReconsiderCrossword Clue
ReconsiderCrossword Clue

65%
DOSS
4 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Pass time idly in party on steamshipCrossword Clue
Sleep is something easy to do!Crossword Clue
Sleep? Have a go at sleeping soundly at firstCrossword Clue
Provide small space, initially, to sleepCrossword Clue

65%
PLAYITSAFE
10 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Not take any chancesCrossword Clue

65%
SAVEPAR
7 Letters

64%
ABANDONSHIP
11 Letters

64%
ATTEND
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Go toCrossword Clue
Not cut, sayCrossword Clue
Be a pupil atCrossword Clue
Be there when it’s all over, tense insideCrossword Clue
Go toCrossword Clue
Show up toCrossword Clue
Serve, late in the evening, first of dinersCrossword Clue
Go toCrossword Clue
Pay heedCrossword Clue
Go toCrossword Clue

64%
CLOSETHEGAP
11 Letters

64%
COP
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Perp pursuerCrossword Clue
Panda car driverCrossword Clue
Robber’s foeCrossword Clue
___-out (weak excuse)Crossword Clue
Good ___, bad ___ (classic routine)Crossword Clue
Character on "NYPD Blue" or "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"Crossword Clue
Miranda rights readerCrossword Clue
Admit (to)Crossword Clue
Job on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"Crossword Clue
Admit (to)Crossword Clue

64%
CUTONESLOSSES
13 Letters

64%
DODGEABEANBALL
14 Letters

64%
DONTHAVEACALF
13 Letters

64%
DUCKLING
8 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Avoid fish, offering young birdCrossword Clue
Avoid fish and fowl when youngCrossword Clue
Avoid fish and small fowlCrossword Clue
Avoid fish and small fowlCrossword Clue

64%
EATIN
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Enjoy homemade fajitasCrossword Clue
Dine at homeCrossword Clue
Kind of kitchenCrossword Clue
Like some kitchensCrossword Clue
Dine at homeCrossword Clue
Have dinner at homeCrossword Clue
Dine at homeCrossword Clue
Have some takeoutCrossword Clue
Use Grubhub, sayCrossword Clue
Have dinner at homeCrossword Clue

64%
ESCAPECLAWS
11 Letters

64%
HOWTO
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
GuideCrossword Clue
Guide words?Crossword Clue
Words on many self-help booksCrossword Clue
D.I.Y. genreCrossword Clue
Book genre for do-it-yourselfersCrossword Clue
Instructional book genreCrossword Clue
Explanatory guideCrossword Clue
Hobbyist's bookCrossword Clue
Kind of manualCrossword Clue

64%
LEARNONESLESSON
15 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Discover diary not so full? Don't repeat that mistakeCrossword Clue

64%
MISSTATE
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Inaccurately conveyCrossword Clue
Distort the winning beauty of modern art?Crossword Clue
Poorly portray 60s actress Sharon, politely?Crossword Clue
Wrongly report the condition of a major roadCrossword Clue
Fudge, perhapsCrossword Clue

64%
PLAYHARDTOGET
13 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Coyly feign a lack of interestCrossword Clue
Pretend not to care about stage work that's pretty incomprehensibleCrossword Clue
Feign reluctance to give reason for theatre closure?Crossword Clue
Tease in literary work, not easily understoodCrossword Clue

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