Avoid - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that evade is a more specific form of avoid)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for evade that I've seen before include "Escape paying (tax)" , "Dodge, keep clear of" , "Dodge, duck" , "Artfully dodge" , "Escape (something)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the Newsday and The Independent.

'avoid' is the definition.
(dodge can mean to avoid or evade)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for dodge that I've seen before include "Avoid - ruse" , "Avoid; cunning trick" , "Ploy" , "Sidestep with trick?" , "Avoid by sudden movement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the Newsday and The Independent.

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that avoid can be written as avert)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Stave off" , "Turn away from, say gaze" , "Stop" , "Prevent from occurring" , "Turn away or aside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the Newsday and The Independent.

'avoid' is the definition.
(skirt can mean to go around or avoid)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for skirt that I've seen before include "Ladies' garment" , "Fringe" , "Try to avoid (a problem)" , "Go round the edges of" , "Circumvent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Mirror, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, the Newsday and The Independent.

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that shun is a more specific form of avoid)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for shun that I've seen before include "Avoid contact" , "Ostracise" , "Keep away from Huns" , "Send to Coventry" , "Keep away from, have nothint to do with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the LA Times and The Sun.

'avoid' is the definition.
(duck can mean to avoid)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for duck that I've seen before include "Water bird; zero score" , "strong cloth" , "Dip" , "Zero score; avoid" , "strong fabric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the LA Times and The Sun.

'avoid' is the definition.
(miss can mean to avoid)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for miss that I've seen before include "Fail; long for" , "Austria/Italy region" , "Girl - bad shot" , "maiden" , "Pine for - young lady" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the LA Times and The Sun.

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that escape is a more specific form of avoid)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for escape that I've seen before include "performance by Houdini?" , "Run away from confinement" , "Break free from confinement" , "Evade" , "find way out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Telegraph and The Independent.

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that bypass is a more specific form of avoid)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for bypass that I've seen before include "Ring road" , "Road avoiding crowded centres" , "detour" , "alternative route" , "operation to improve circulation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Telegraph and The Independent.

'avoid' is the definition.
(eschew means to deliberately avoid something)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for eschew that I've seen before include "Avoid or abstain from, food or people" , "Avoid or abstain from, action or food" , "Avoid, abstain from (lit.)" , "Abstain from (an activity)" , "Ignore" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Telegraph and The Independent.

'avoid' is the definition.
(I know that sidestep is a more specific form of avoid)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sidestep that I've seen before include "Shift to right or left" , "Dodge - circumvent" , "Dodge (an issue?)" , "To avoid" , "Find a way round" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, the Evening Standard, the Penny Press, The Telegraph and the LA Times.

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