The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AVERT , but the solution may also be PARRY which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in Wall Street Journal).
Deflect crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVERT | 48 % | 5 |
| PARRY | 15 % | 5 |
| BEND | 12 % | 4 |
| TURN | 9 % | 4 |
| DIVERT | 6 % | 6 |
| RICOCHET | 3 % | 8 |
| TURNAWAY | 3 % | 8 |
| TURNASIDE | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deflect
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- distract
- turn away
- ward off
- stave off
- avert
- fend off
- obviate
- debar
- avoid
- draw away
- head off
- deviate
Crossword Answer definitions
AVERT verb- To turn aside or away.
- To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- To turn away.
- To turn away.
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 AVERT
More clues leading to the result PARRY
- Deflect a blow
- Ward off
- Fencing move
- Deflect, as a question
- Deflect, as a punch
- Fencing defense
- Fencer's defense
- Response to a fencing lunge
- Fencer's deflection
- Fencing deflection
More clues leading to the result BEND
More clues leading to the result TURN
More clues leading to the result DIVERT
- Keep entertained
- Redirect
- Turn aside
- Reroute, as traffic
- Reroute
- Reroute, like a river's course
- Draw off
- Detour
- Amuse
- Sidetrack
More clues leading to the result RICOCHET
- Carom
- Bounce
- Deflect
- Bullet bounce
- Rebound.
- Glance
- *Bounce (4 & 4)
- One almost killed Ronald Reagan
- Carom off
- Rebound at an angle