The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FEND , but the solution may also be DEFLECT which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Parry crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FEND | 46 % | 4 |
| AVERT | 14 % | 5 |
| FENCE | 14 % | 5 |
| STOP | 8 % | 4 |
| EVADE | 8 % | 5 |
| DEFLECT | 5 % | 7 |
| REPEL | 5 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Parry
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- counterpunch
- duck
- dodge
- sidestep
- circumvent
- evade
- elude
- deflect
- block
- skirt
- put off
- counter
Crossword Answer definitions
FEND noun- Self-support; taking care of one's own well-being.
- To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
- (except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).
- An enemy; fiend; the Devil.
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 FEND
- __ off (resist)
- Try to resist
- Ward off
- Repel, with "off"
- Ward (off)
- Forestall, with "off"
- Provide, as for oneself
- Stave (off)
- ___ off (repel)
- ___ off (parry)
More clues leading to the result AVERT
More clues leading to the result FENCE
- Border marker
- Indecisive one's perch
- Ground breaker?
- Play with epees
- Wield an epee
- Work with foils
- Cross swords
- Chain-link or picket, e.g.
- Where to find pickets
- Indecisive people sit on it
More clues leading to the result STOP
- "__ the music!"
- Depot
- Halt
- Octagon message
- Organ piece
- Railroad-crossing word
- Scrub a mission
- Cease movement
- Discontinue
- Glottal __
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
More clues leading to the result DEFLECT
- Direct attention away from, as criticism
- Ricochet
- Refuse to answer
- Push aside
- Turn aside
- Shunt
- Parry
- Turn from a straight line
- Direct attention away from
- Avert