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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DIP
A brief swim in water

ERR
Wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

4 letters

SKEW
Turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed"

WIND
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

VEER
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

BEND
Curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

STOP
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

MOVE
Change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

SLUE
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

TACK
Sew together loosely, with large stitches; "baste a hem"

SKID
An unexpected slide

5 letters

SWING
Make a big sweeping gesture or movement

SHEER
Cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

SPURN
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

STRAY
An animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

FIELD
A particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"

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"

PARRY
A return punch (especially by a boxer)

SHUNT
Implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

DETER
Turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

DODGE
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

CATCH
Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"

WAVER
The act of moving back and forth

LURCH
An unsteady uneven gait

6 letters

CHANGE
The action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

SWERVE
The act of turning aside suddenly

DIVERT
Turn aside; turn away from

DEPART
Go away or leave

WANDER
Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"

DEFEND
Argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

SWITCH
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

THWART
A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

7 letters

DIGRESS
Wander from a direct or straight course

HOLDOFF
Wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

WARDOFF
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

INCLINE
An inclined surface connecting two levels

DEFLECT

PREVENT
Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

DIVERGE
Be at variance with; be out of line with

DEVIATE
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

CONFUSE
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

FENDOFF
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

DEFLECT
Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"

8 letters

STAYAWAY
Stay clear of, avoid; "Keep your hands off my wife!"; "Keep your distance from this man--he is dangerous"

SHEEROFF

SIDESTEP
A step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)

TRAINOFF

SIDESLIP
A flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

DISTRACT
Draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

9 letters

BOUNCEOFF

DEFLECTED

10 letters

DISCOURAGE
Admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

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