The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SKIRTING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1954.
Going around instead of through crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SKIRTING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Going around instead of through
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wear
- circumnavigate
- patrol
- patrolled
- skirt
- cross
- meander
- passage
- pass
- live
- loft
- lofting
Crossword Answer definitions
SKIRTING verb- To be on or form the border of.
- To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
- To cover with a skirt; to surround.
- To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).
- Skirting board
- Skirts collectively; material for skirts
- The act of one who skirts around something, or avoids it.
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