The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HEDGE , but the solution may also be STALL which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in USA Today).
Hem and haw crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HEDGE | 21 % | 5 |
| WAFFLE | 21 % | 6 |
| STAMMER | 21 % | 7 |
| FUMBLEAROUND | 7 % | 12 |
| DODGE | 7 % | 5 |
| WAVER | 7 % | 5 |
| EVADETHEISSUE | 7 % | 13 |
| STALL | 7 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hem and haw
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hum and haw
- chew the cud
- kick around
- bounce around
- noodle
- ham it up
- have words
- bury the hatchet
- use one's head
- talk through one's hat
- take up the hatchet
- start a fresh hare
Crossword Answer definitions
HEDGE noun- A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
- A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
- A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
- Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
- (noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
- To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
- To obstruct or surround.
- To offset the risk associated with.
- To avoid verbal commitment.
- To construct or repair a hedge.
- To reduce one's exposure to risk.
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 HEDGE
- Shrub border
- Natural fence
- Do some landscaping work
- Privet, e.g.
- Skirt the issue
- Border of green
- Clipped border
- Sidestep
- Beat around the bush
- Gardener's alternative to a fence
More clues leading to the result WAFFLE
- Breakfast fare for the non-dieter
- Vacillate
- With 11 Down, hinged kitchen appliance
- Be indecisive
- Breakfast order
- Hem and haw
- Be wishy-washy
- Breakfast item from an iron
- Brunch fare
- Shilly-shally
More clues leading to the result STAMMER
- Speak like Moses
- Speak in starts and stops
- Speak hesitantly
- Speak uncertainly
- Barely get the words out
- Speech therapist's challenge
- Speak haltingly
- Hem and haw
- Speak with involuntary pauses
- Speech defect.
More clues leading to the result FUMBLEAROUND
More clues leading to the result DODGE
- Caravan maker
- Adroitly avoid
- Sidestep
- Ram's parent?
- Steer clear of
- Durango maker
- Duck
- Charger or Challenger
- Avoid
- Viper manufacturer
More clues leading to the result WAVER
- Seesaw
- Fluctuate
- Vacillate
- Be undecided
- Flag-___ (patriot)
- Be indecisive
- Be in doubt
- Hem and haw
- Run hot and cold
- Be wishy-washy