The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HIES , but the solution may also be BOLTS which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in USA Today).
Beats a hasty retreat crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HIES | 57 % | 4 |
| RUNS | 29 % | 4 |
| BOLTS | 14 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Beats a hasty retreat
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- flee
- run away
- escape
- withdraw
- absquatulate
- decamp
- elope
- elopement
- elude
- escapement
- evade
- get away
Crossword Answer definitions
HIES verb- To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
- To hurry (oneself).
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 HIES
- Hotfoots it!
- Hurries along
- Rushes
- Gets a move on
- Gets out of here quickly
- Leaves
- Makes a quick retreat
- Moves in a hurry
- Rushes in the past
- Hastens
More clues leading to the result RUNS
- Brook and rill
- Scoreboard units
- Aspires to be mayor, say
- Brave deeds?
- Does some track and field
- Pirates' accumulations
- They're always made at home
- Goes a la Coe
- Baseball stats
- Campaigns