The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EVASIVE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2011.
Hard to nail down crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EVASIVE | 50 % | 7 |
| ELUSIVE | 25 % | 7 |
| INDEFINABLE | 25 % | 11 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
EVASIVE adjective- Tending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
- Directed towards avoidance or escape; evasive action.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result EVASIVE
- Hard to pin down
- Weaselly
- Intentionally noncommittal
- Hard to nail down
- Less than frank
- Slippery
- Not forthcoming
- Anything but straightforward
- Like some press conference answers
- Like many a politician's answers
More clues leading to the result ELUSIVE
- Difficult to recall
- Hard to pin down
- Slippery
- Difficult to describe
- Hard to get
- Not easily caught
- Continually slipping away
- Just out of reach
- Hard to nail down
- Difficult to find