The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EVADE which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2018.
Beat around the bush crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EVADE | 36 % | 5 |
| HEDGE | 21 % | 5 |
| PUSSYFOOT | 14 % | 9 |
| PROWL | 7 % | 5 |
| HEMANDHAW | 7 % | 9 |
| HINT | 7 % | 4 |
| MINCEWORDS | 7 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beat around the bush
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- beat about the bush
- bandy around
- go around the houses
- give someone the runaround
- tool around
- bat around
- bandy about
- jerk around
- talk in circles
- go all around the houses
- cut corners
- footle around
Crossword Answer definitions
EVADE verb- To get away from by cunning; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to cleverly escape from
- To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
- To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.
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 EVADE
- Sidestep
- Use a loophole
- Beat around the bush
- Circumvent
- Duck
- Fail to pay, as taxes
- Give the slip to
- Steer clear of
- Weasel out of
- Avoid
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 PUSSYFOOT
- Move cautiously
- Act timidly
- Hedge
- Act cautiously or timidly: Slang.
- Avoid making one's position clear.
- Hedge: Slang.
- Equivocate: Slang.
- Be noncommittal: Slang.
- Move with caution.
- Act cautiously
More clues leading to the result PROWL
- Sneak around
- Go hunting
- Hunt for prey
- Patrol for prey
- Search for prey, e.g.
- Skulk
- Go out hunting
- Rove furtively
- Lurk like a leopard
- Lurk
More clues leading to the result HEMANDHAW
More clues leading to the result HINT
- Slight amount
- Solver's aid
- "Getting warmer," e.g.
- Bit of useful info
- Clue
- Drop a suggestion
- Inkling
- Aid in answering
- Indirect suggestion
- "Give me a ___"