Avoid Crossword Clue

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Avoid Crossword Answer

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SHIRK

(5 letters)

DODGE

(5 letters)

ELUDE

(5 letters)

SHUN

(4 letters)

EVADE

(5 letters)

DUCK

(4 letters)

ESCHEW

(6 letters)

MISS

(4 letters)

NOTDO

(5 letters)

SKIRT

(5 letters)

SIDESTEP

(8 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
2. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
(verb)
1. avoid something unpleasant or laborious

Hint 2: Clue Definition

AVOID (verb)
1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
2. declare invalid

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SHIRK
(5 letters)
DODGE
(5 letters)
ELUDE
(5 letters)
SHUN
(4 letters)
EVADE
(5 letters)
DUCK
(4 letters)
ESCHEW
(6 letters)
MISS
(4 letters)
NOTDO
(5 letters)
SKIRT
(5 letters)
SIDESTEP
(8 letters)

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