Circumvent
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Guardian Speedy.
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Publications
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 4 Mar 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 7 Dec 2017
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 6 Mar 2016
Crossword Answers
4 letters
DUCK
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
BEAT
The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
5 letters
FUDGE
Soft creamy candy
PARRY
A return punch (especially by a boxer)
EVADE
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
HEDGE
Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change
SKIRT
Form the edge of
ELUDE
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
AVOID
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
AVERT
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
DODGE
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
HEMIN
Surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
6 letters
OUTWIT
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
BYPASS
A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
PUTOFF
A pretext for delay or inaction
OUTFOX
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
7 letters
BESIEGE
Cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
8 letters
SURROUND
The area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
OUTSMART
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
SIDESTEP
A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
9 letters
OVERREACH
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
BELEAGUER
Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
GETAROUND
Be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"