The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ELUDE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2015.
Escape the clutches of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELUDE | 71 % | 5 |
| EVADE | 14 % | 5 |
| FLEEFROM | 14 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Escape the clutches of
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Crossword Answer definitions
ELUDE verb- To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill
- To shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip
- To escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to
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 ELUDE
- Escape from
- Give the slip to
- Shake off
- Slip by unnoticed
- Get away from
- Slip by
- Avoid
- Manage to avoid
- Dodge
- Get by
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