Skirmish
Crossword Clue & Answers

7 August 2021
Last seen in: Evening Standard Quick Crossword

We found 16 answers for the crossword clue 'Skirmish', the most recent of which was seen in the Evening Standard Quick Crossword.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Skirmish a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Skirmish as an answer itself some 52 times.

Skirmish is a single word clue made up of 8 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Evening Standard Quick Crossword' on Tuesday, 10 August 2021 with the answer being MELEE, we also found MELEE to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 10 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 6 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 14 Jul 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 8 Apr 2021
• USA Today - 24 Mar 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 26 Feb 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 30 Dec 2020
• Irish Independent - Simple - 26 Oct 2020
• The New York Times Crossword - 14 May 2019

Definitions and usage

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• A minor short-term fight
• Engage in a skirmish

Anagrams

We found 1 anagrams for the word 'Skirmish'.

• smirkish

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

ROW
The act of rowing as a sport

4 Letters

FRAY
A noisy fight

SPAR
Making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer

5 Letters

BRAWL
A noisy fight in a crowd

BROIL
Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)

BRUSH
Contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"

CLASH
A minor short-term fight

MELEE
A noisy riotous fight

SCRAP
A small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left"

SETTO

6 Letters

BATTLE
An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

FRACAS
Noisy quarrel

SCRAPE
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"

TUSSLE
Disorderly fighting

7 Letters

SCUFFLE
An unceremonious and disorganized struggle

9 Letters

ENCOUNTER
A casual meeting with a person or thing