Head off
The crossword clue "Head off" is answered by AVERT, a 5-letter entry. Used 41 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AVERT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AVERT answer page.
Used 41 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PREEMPT (2 uses in xd)
- QUELL (2 uses in xd)
- DECAPITATE (1 uses in xd)
- DEPART (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AVERT
Every other clue in this collection answered by AVERT, most used first.
- Turn away - used 104 times, most recently in 2026
- Keep from happening - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Stave off - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Monastery head - ABBOT, used 133 times
- Kick off - START, used 85 times
- Head lock - TRESS, used 71 times
- Island off Venezuela - ARUBA, used 70 times
- Wander off - STRAY, used 69 times
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