The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word SLOUGHS … which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Sheds, with “off” crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLOUGHS … | 100 % | 11 |
Why may SLOUGHS be the right solution?
The word "sloughs" can mean to shed or remove, especially in reference to skin or a layer of dead tissue. So, "Sheds, with 'off'" is a clue hinting at this meaning, making "SLOUGHS" the correct answer.
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Crossword Answer definitions
SLOUGHS … noun- The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
- Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.
- To shed (skin).
- To slide off (like a layer of skin).
- To discard.
- (Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)
- A muddy or marshy area.
- (Eastern United States) A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.
- (Western United States) A secondary channel of a river delta, usually flushed by the tide.
- A state of depression.
- A small pond, often alkaline, many but not all formed by glacial potholes.
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