The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ELAPSES , but the solution may also be ESCAPES which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in Newsday).
Slips away crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ELAPSES | 41 % | 7 |
| ELOPES | 24 % | 6 |
| ESCAPES | 18 % | 7 |
| ELUDES | 6 % | 6 |
| EVADES | 6 % | 6 |
| EBBS | 6 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slips away
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slip away
- disappears
- vanishes
- slip out
- slip off
- disappear
- slide away
- disappearing
- disappeared
- slipping
- vanished
- vanish
Crossword Answer definitions
ELAPSES verb- (of time) To pass or move by.
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 ELAPSES
More clues leading to the result ELOPES
- Runs off to marry
- Weds on the run
- Bolts together
- Saves roughly $80,000 in wedding costs, say
- Runs off romantically
- Goes to Vegas, maybe
- Gets an out-of-state license?
- Takes flight to unite
- Splits to unite
- Bolts with a beau
More clues leading to the result ESCAPES
- Flees
- Gets away
- Some are narrow
- Houdini's heroics
- Digs a tunnel, possibly
- Gets free
- Houdini feats
- Joint ventures?
- Manages to get away
- Bolts
More clues leading to the result ELUDES
- Shakes a tail, maybe
- Stays out of reach
- Gets away from
- Gets around
- Dodges
- Gives the slip
- Sneaks past
- Escapes one's understanding
- Ducks
- Loses, as a tail