The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AVERT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Stave off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVERT | 71 % | 5 |
| REPEL | 9 % | 5 |
| FEND | 9 % | 4 |
| DETER | 7 % | 5 |
| WARD | 3 % | 4 |
| RESIST | 2 % | 6 |
Why may AVERT be the right solution?
AVERT means to stave off or prevent something from happening, making it the correct answer to the clue "Stave off."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stave off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- avert
- obviate
- ward off
- avoid
- debar
- head off
- deflect
- fend off
- fend away
- rise above
- save someone's skin
- keep off the streets
Crossword Answer definitions
AVERT verb- To turn aside or away.
- To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- To turn away.
- To turn away.
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 AVERT
More clues leading to the result REPEL
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 DETER
More clues leading to the result WARD
- Beaver's dad
- Writer Julia ___ Howe
- __ heeler
- One of the Cleavers
- New Orleans area
- Custodian's charge
- Municipal division
- Watch's partner
- Hospital division
- Beaver Cleaver's Dad