Skirt
The crossword clue "Skirt" is answered by AVOID, a 5-letter entry. Used 41 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AVOID
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AVOID answer page.
Used 41 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for AVOID
Every other clue in this collection answered by AVOID, most used first.
- Steer clear of - used 245 times, most recently in 2026
- Stay away from - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
- Shun - used 68 times, most recently in 2025
- Sidestep - used 57 times, most recently in 2025
- Dodge - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Duck - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Eschew - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Keep away from - used 32 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.
- Skirt style - ALINE, used 82 times
- Skirt fold - PLEAT, used 73 times
- Skirt - EVADE, used 39 times
- Skirt feature - PLEAT, used 33 times
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