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Avoids As Capture Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is EVADES which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: EVADES

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199%6Exact Match!
243%8Avoids capture
336%6 One who avoids capture

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We think the answer is "EVADES" which means:

    verb
  • • Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  • • Escape, either physically or mentally
  • • Practice evasion
  • • Use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He evades answering questions about his past."
  • • "She quickly evades the oncoming traffic."

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New York Times13 Jan 2014 Down 19
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