The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FENDS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1955.
Turns aside (with "off") crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FENDS | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Turns aside (with "off")
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- parry
- shunt
- parrying
- ward
- decline
- shunted
- blench
- fling
- turning
- avert
- averting
- deflection
Crossword Answer definitions
FENDS verb- 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).
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