Give the slip
The crossword clue "Give the slip" is answered by EVADE, a 5-letter entry. Used 30 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EVADE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EVADE answer page.
Used 30 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 10 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.
- SHAKEOFF (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for EVADE
Every other clue in this collection answered by EVADE, most used first.
- Dodge - used 202 times, most recently in 2026
- Sidestep - used 133 times, most recently in 2026
- Steer clear of - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Get around - used 91 times, most recently in 2026
- Duck - used 84 times, most recently in 2025
- Circumvent - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Give the slip to - used 57 times, most recently in 2025
- Get away from - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Skirt - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Weasel out of - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Avoid - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Stay away from - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Escape from - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Get out of - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Keep away from - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Slip away from - used 23 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Give a speech - ORATE, used 197 times
- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
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