The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HEDGE , but the solution may also be SHRUBS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Alternative to a fence crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HEDGE | 33 % | 5 |
| SHRUBS | 33 % | 6 |
| MOAT | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Alternative to a fence
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hedge
- barrier
- wall
- walled
- wall in
- enclosed
- fenced
- tile
- sept
- occlusive
- fence in
- fence
Crossword Answer definitions
HEDGE noun- A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
- A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
- A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
- Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
- (noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
- To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
- To obstruct or surround.
- To offset the risk associated with.
- To avoid verbal commitment.
- To construct or repair a hedge.
- To reduce one's exposure to risk.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HEDGE
- Shrub border
- Natural fence
- Do some landscaping work
- Privet, e.g.
- Skirt the issue
- Border of green
- Clipped border
- Sidestep
- Beat around the bush
- Gardener's alternative to a fence
More clues leading to the result SHRUBS
- Bushes
- Aloe, anil, and others
- Azalea and lilac
- Hedge row
- Hedge plants
- Privet, juniper, etc.
- Rosebushes, e.g.
- Nursery items
- Nursery specialties
- Daphne and hazel