The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word AVOIDS , but the solution may also be SHUTINS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Steers clear of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AVOIDS | 42 % | 6 |
| SHUNS | 25 % | 5 |
| ESCHEWS | 8 % | 7 |
| SKIRTS | 8 % | 6 |
| ELUDES | 4 % | 6 |
| SHUTINS | 4 % | 7 |
| DUCKS | 4 % | 5 |
| GIVESAWIDEBERTH | 4 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Steers clear of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- avoids
- shuns
- evades
- eschews
- shies away from
- pilot
- piloting
- steer
- beat
- con
- coxswain
- drover
Crossword Answer definitions
AVOIDS verb- To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
- To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
- To try not to do something or to have something happen
- To make empty; to clear.
- To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
- To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
- To emit or throw out; to void.
- To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
- To get rid of.
- To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
- To become void or vacant.
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 AVOIDS
- Doesn't go into
- Tries not to meet
- Steers clear of
- Dodges
- Abstains from
- Gets around
- Eludes
- Stays away from
- Sidesteps
- Won't go near
More clues leading to the result SHUNS
- Ignores
- Avoids
- Eschews
- Avoids like the plague
- Takes pains to avoid
- Gives the cold shoulder to
- Boycotts
- Cold-shoulders
- Abstains from
- Ostracizes
More clues leading to the result ESCHEWS
- Doesn't indulge in
- Shuns
- Does without
- Stays away from
- Avoids like the plague
- Skips
- Avoids
- Shuns.
- Abstains from
- Forgoes
More clues leading to the result SKIRTS
- Poodles' places, in the '50s
- Hedges
- Bypasses
- Steers clear of
- Evades
- Hoops and hobbles
- Goes around
- Avoids
- Sidesteps
- Blouse partners
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
More clues leading to the result SHUTINS
- They don't get out much
- Convalescents, maybe
- Meals on Wheels clients
- Some invalids.
- Confined people
- They're home 24/7
- They're not able to get out much
- Steers clear of
More clues leading to the result DUCKS
- Shooting-gallery birds
- Sidesteps
- They wear down
- Huey, Dewey, and Louie, e.g.
- What you can give a bunch of for $20
- Avoids a blow, in a way
- Teals and mallards
- Waterfowl whose young inspired this puzzle's theme
- Stoops suddenly
- Lowers oneself for safety's sake