The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PARRY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2011.
Evasive answer crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PARRY | 50 % | 5 |
| RUNAROUND | 50 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Evasive answer
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- evasive action
- evasiveness
- evading
- avoidance
- evasion
- evasions
- elusiveness
- evades
- elusion
- evaded
- deflecting
- avoiding
Crossword Answer definitions
PARRY noun- A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
- A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
- (combat sports and martial arts) A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
- To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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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