The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OFFS , but the solution may also be BANS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Does away with crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OFFS | 45 % | 4 |
| OMITS | 15 % | 5 |
| ERASES | 10 % | 6 |
| ELIMINATES | 10 % | 10 |
| KILLS | 5 % | 5 |
| BANS | 5 % | 4 |
| ABOLISHES | 5 % | 9 |
| RIDSOF | 5 % | 6 |
Why may BANS be the right solution?
The word "bans" means to officially or legally prohibit something, which fits the clue "does away with" as it implies getting rid of or prohibiting something.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Does away with
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- eliminates
- eradicates
- expunges
- extirpates
- obliterates
- removes
- wipes out
- distributary
- continues
- continuing
- persist
- persists
Crossword Answer definitions
OFFS verb- To kill.
- To switch off.
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 OFFS
- Cricket sides
- Switch choices
- Switch settings
- Murders, mob-style
- Switch positions
- Does in
- Gets rid of
- Takes for a ride
- Whacks
- Slays, slangily
More clues leading to the result OMITS
- Leaves off
- Skips
- Leaves out
- Bypasses
- Leaves blank
- Skips over
- Disregards
- Doesn't include
- Fails to mention
- Fails to include
More clues leading to the result ERASES
- Rubs out
- Formats
- Wipes off
- Clears away
- Rubs the wrong away
- Deletes
- Does some board work
- Gets the word out?
- Obliterates
- Wipes clean
More clues leading to the result ELIMINATES
More clues leading to the result KILLS
- Volleyball winners
- Does away with
- Puts the kibosh on
- Wastes, as time
- Volleyball smashes
- Tells really badly, as a joke
- Defeats, as a bill
- Vetoes
- Prevents publication of.
- Streams or creeks, as in place names.
More clues leading to the result BANS
- Outlaws
- Forbids
- Injunctions
- Disallows
- Blackballs
- Blacks out
- Kicks off a message board, say
- Proscribes
- See 48-Down
- Prohibitions