Word "ELUDE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Synonyms:
circumvent, dodge, duck, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
Synonyms:
escape
Examples:
What you are seeing in him eludes me

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
escape, either physically or mentally
Synonyms:
bilk, evade
Examples:
The thief eluded the police

Crossword Clues for ELUDE

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Clue Source Date
Remain beyond the understanding of The Times Concise 27 Aug 2025
Evade The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 10 Aug 2025
Slip away from
Circumvent The Telegraph Mini 20 Jul 2025
Manage to avoid USA Today 05 Jul 2025
Steer clear of Thomas Joseph 30 Jun 2025
Avoid being involved in a duel, little Eric
Avoid introductory piece without leading pair (5)
Escape in a cunning way The Telegraph Plusword 11 Jun 2025
Restructure due after the Spanish escape (5)
Evade capture by
Arfully evade (5)
Get away from Commuter 24 Apr 2025
Shake off Wall Street Journal 24 Apr 2025
Artfully evade (5)
Get away from The Telegraph Quick 17 Mar 2025
Get around New York Times 25 Feb 2025
Escape or avoid capture
Escape adroitly from danger (5)
Skilfully avoid the last duel mix (5)
Dodge eastern duel, maybe (5)
Cleverly avoid the last collapse and even see double returns (5)
Artfully escape the French return, due to change (5)
I manage to dodge most preludes
Avoid duel organised close to sunrise (5)
Get away from Commuter 24 Dec 2024
Dodge Universal 21 Dec 2024
Escape adroitly from
Get away from Commuter 14 Dec 2024
Dodge; baffle The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 13 Dec 2024
Unpleased, pans out to evade (5)
Steer clear of Thomas Joseph 09 Dec 2024
Give the slip LA Times Daily 08 Dec 2024
Evade Mirror Quick 07 Dec 2024
Point duel out to avoid Mirror Cryptic 07 Dec 2024
Escape from first Elizabethan duel (5)
Stay away from Wall Street Journal 03 Dec 2024
The French return, being due for a change, and escape capture
Avoid heading away from kid
Give someone the slip The Telegraph Mini 29 Nov 2024
Act evasively (5)
Dodge with eastern duel, maybe (5) Puzzler Cryptic 20 Nov 2024
Dodge The Telegraph Plusword 19 Nov 2024
Slip past New York Times 15 Nov 2024
Avoid having awful duel with European leader (5) Puzzler Cryptic 10 Nov 2024
Dodge the last duel to be arranged (5)
Avoid Spanish article due out (5)
Avoid shaven-headed kid The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Oct 2024
Duel arranged with one point - artfully keep out of the way (5)
Escape adroitly
Craftily evade (5)
Dodge artfully LA Times Mini 30 Sep 2024
Evade skillfully Newsday 30 Sep 2024
Avoid every other real hurdle (5)
Avoid fool lacking in degree
Avoid bad duel with egghead (5)
Escape notice by
Skirt Wall Street Journal 17 Aug 2024
Cunningly avoid or evade The Times Concise 14 Aug 2024
Slip past LA Times Daily 18 Jul 2024
Dodge forming the end of a prelude (5)
Artfully escape, and we'll muddle even characters (5)
Avoid artfully Newsday 03 Jul 2024
Duck or half duck served up in jellied eel (5)
Judge probes Eastern European dodge The Telegraph Toughie 25 Jun 2024
Escape by English performing duel (5)
The Spanish unclothed figure, topless, might escape one... (5)
Escape by stratagem (5)
Avoid the Spanish union leader, extremely disreputable
Avoid arranging duel with earl (5)
Avoid artfully Newsday 02 Jun 2024
Shake off avoid
Evade Commuter 27 May 2024
Synonym of "evade" and "avoid" New York Times Mini 26 May 2024
Get by LA Times Daily 25 May 2024
The Spanish topless, unclothed figure may escape one (5)
Get around LA Times Daily 18 May 2024
Cleverly avoid USA Today 16 May 2024
"If you want something it will ___ you. If you do not want something, you will get ten of it in the mail": Anna Quindlen (5)
Avoid (5) Puzzler 11 May 2024
Dodge duel, wasting energy Mirror Cryptic 09 May 2024
Avoid Mirror Quick 09 May 2024
Avoid detection by
Avoid a duel in the East (5)
Get away from Commuter 06 May 2024
Give the slip Wall Street Journal 04 May 2024
Outmaneuver USA Today 02 May 2024
Dodge Thomas Joseph 27 Apr 2024
Get away from LA Times Mini 27 Apr 2024
Cunningly escape from (5)
Dodge New York Times 19 Apr 2024
Dodge Universal 16 Apr 2024
Duel with an Easterner and he'll find a way to baffle you
Escape from or avoid (5)
Slip away from USA Today 07 Apr 2024
Dodge organised duel, to a point Mirror Cryptic 30 Mar 2024
Escape from Mirror Quick 30 Mar 2024
Escape the clutches of Universal 21 Mar 2024
Slip past New York Times 10 Mar 2024
Feel subdued, occasionally wanting escape (5)
Feel subdued, occasionally wanting escape The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Mar 2024
Escape from, avoid (5)
Evade or avoid The Sun Two Speed 19 Feb 2024
EU led astray in dodge The Sun Two Speed 19 Feb 2024
Avoid fool losing his head (5)
Escape from the Spanish due to blunder (5)
Evade The Sun Two Speed 06 Feb 2024
Kid, not first daughter, makes escape The Sun Two Speed 06 Feb 2024
Evade, ... capture
Avoid danger in a cunning way (5)
Steer clear of Commuter 02 Jan 2024
English lord in court, close to fire escape The Times Cryptic 20 Dec 2023
Dodge Eugene Sheffer 29 Nov 2023
Evade dodge
Stay away from Commuter 29 Nov 2023
Dodge Thomas Joseph 24 Oct 2023
Dodge Thomas Joseph 28 Sep 2023
Avoid LA Times Daily 09 Sep 2023
Avoid artfully Newsday 16 Aug 2023
Evade skillfully Newsday 09 Aug 2023
Dodge Thomas Joseph 05 Aug 2023
Steer clear of Thomas Joseph 02 Aug 2023
Dodge LA Times Daily 12 Jun 2023
Get away from LA Times Daily 02 Jun 2023
Skillfully evade Newsday 15 May 2023
Slip away from Wall Street Journal 13 May 2023
Slip away from LA Times Daily 11 May 2023
Skirt Thomas Joseph 05 May 2023
Steer clear of Thomas Joseph 03 May 2023
Dodge Eugene Sheffer 28 Apr 2023
Escape detection of Family Time 10 Apr 2023
Manage to avoid Newsday 09 Apr 2023
Give the slip Universal 02 Apr 2023
Dodge Thomas Joseph 23 Mar 2023
Give the slip to USA Today 27 Feb 2023
Dodge Eugene Sheffer 10 Feb 2023
Steer clear of Thomas Joseph 08 Feb 2023
Slip past USA Today 15 Dec 2022
Dodge The Guardian Quick 13 Dec 2022
Evade; puzzle The Telegraph Quick 28 Oct 2022
Occasionally, cell buddies escape
Get away from Universal 20 Oct 2022
Occasionally, cell buddies escape The Guardian Cryptic 20 Oct 2022
Duck The Guardian Quick 19 Oct 2022
Dodge LA Times Daily 25 Sep 2022
Give the slip LA Times Daily 18 Sep 2022
Escape capture by New York Times 05 Sep 2022
Get around LA Times Daily 31 Aug 2022
Evade skillfully LA Times Daily 29 Aug 2022
Get away from USA Today 27 Aug 2022
Evade skillfully Newsday 01 Aug 2022
Give the slip to Newsday 27 Jul 2022
Skilfully avoid
What sleep may do to an insomniac Wall Street Journal 28 May 2022
Avoid Wall Street Journal 10 May 2022
Shake Wall Street Journal 14 Apr 2022
Slip past Newsday 31 Mar 2022
Shake off Wall Street Journal 26 Mar 2022
Slip away from USA Today 27 Feb 2022
Escape from Universal 16 Feb 2022
Dodge The Washington Post 23 Jan 2022
Dodge LA Times Daily 23 Jan 2022
Evade The Times Concise 21 Jan 2022
Slip away from USA Today 11 Jan 2022
Get past LA Times Daily 25 Dec 2021
Escape the attention of Universal 22 Dec 2021
Get around LA Times Daily 18 Dec 2021
Dodge Wall Street Journal 13 Dec 2021
Dodge, duck Irish Times Simplex 12 Nov 2021
Escape skilfully
Steer clear of Thomas Joseph 28 Oct 2021
Give the slip Universal 15 Oct 2021
Manage to avoid Universal 13 Oct 2021
Evade The Telegraph Quick 16 Sep 2021
Dodge USA Today 13 Sep 2021
Slip past New York Times 01 Sep 2021
Not get captured by USA Today 18 Aug 2021
Avoid skillfully Newsday 15 Aug 2021
Give the slip to The Washington Post 02 Aug 2021
Give the slip to LA Times Daily 02 Aug 2021
Duck The Washington Post 31 Jul 2021
Duck LA Times Daily 31 Jul 2021
Skillfully evade capture (rhymes with "brood")
Slip past Wall Street Journal 28 Jul 2021
Get away from USA Today 14 Jul 2021
Duck in the swampy water heading off in flowing Lee Irish Times Crosaire 08 Jul 2021
Dodge Eugene Sheffer 02 Jul 2021
Avoid withdrawing last segment of schedule
Skirt Thomas Joseph 02 Jun 2021
Avoid setting up schedules putting some outsiders off
Avoid artfully Newsday 25 Apr 2021
Evade skillfully Newsday 20 Apr 2021
Get away from Universal 10 Apr 2021
Give the slip
Slip past New York Times 31 Mar 2021
Shake off New York Times 14 Mar 2021
Outwit, in a way Jonesin 09 Mar 2021
Sidestep New York Times 26 Feb 2021
Stay away from Thomas Joseph 20 Feb 2021
Keep away from Wall Street Journal 20 Feb 2021
Escape The Telegraph Quick 07 Jan 2021
Dodge Eugene Sheffer 30 Dec 2020
Not get captured by USA Today 29 Dec 2020
Give the slip Universal 24 Dec 2020
Steer clear of Newsday 09 Dec 2020
Get away from Wall Street Journal 16 Nov 2020
Baffle fool, hiding face
Steer clear of Thomas Joseph 01 Oct 2020
Shake, as one's tail New York Times 24 Sep 2020
Get away from USA Today 13 Sep 2020
Dodge artfully Newsday 09 Sep 2020
Evade capture from Newsday 07 Sep 2020
Sidestep LA Times Daily 29 Jul 2020
Sidestep The Washington Post 29 Jul 2020
Slip away skilfully
Avoid The Telegraph Quick 15 Jul 2020
Slip away from USA Today 01 Jul 2020
Escape from, evade The Times Concise 22 Jun 2020
12 Avoid the Spanish fellow after commencement
Shake off USA Today 07 Jun 2020
Slip away from
Escape detection of Family Time 10 May 2020
Dodge New York Times 09 May 2020
Avoid opening press release put out The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Apr 2020
Get past LA Times Daily 09 Apr 2020
Get past The Washington Post 09 Apr 2020
Avoid capture by USA Today 09 Apr 2020
Avoid kid, missing first daughter
Shake off Wall Street Journal 12 Feb 2020
Avoid Spanish article due for revision
Dodge Thomas Joseph 27 Jan 2020
Shake The New Yorker 20 Jan 2020
Escape the notice of Newsday 26 Dec 2019
Manage to avoid, say
Get away from
Slip past
Avoid cleverly Newsday 05 Nov 2019
Slip away from Wall Street Journal 02 Nov 2019
Slip past The Washington Post Sunday 15 Sep 2019
Dodge insane duel with European The Sun Two Speed 08 Sep 2019
Evade or escape The Sun Two Speed 08 Sep 2019
Dodge artfully USA Today 04 Sep 2019
Slip away from The Washington Post Sunday 25 Aug 2019
Slip away skilfully
Pair omitted from introduction cleverly escape
Manage to avoid New York Times 22 Jul 2019
Give the slip to USA Today 15 Jul 2019
Shake a pursuer Family Time 24 Jun 2019
Not get caught by, as a pursuer New York Times 24 Jun 2019
Avoid cheat pilfering diamonds
Dodge skillfully Newsday 28 May 2019
Get away from last section of the deadly duel
Steer clear of Wall Street Journal 13 May 2019
Evade Newsday 13 May 2019
Lose, as a pursuer USA Today 16 Apr 2019
Get away from The Washington Post 14 Apr 2019
Get away from LA Times Daily 14 Apr 2019
Escape or avoid capture by
More fool you! Old people finally escape
Avoid first couple skipping overture The Sun Two Speed 17 Mar 2019
Slip past, cunningly
Duck in the swampy water heading off in flowing Lee Irish Times Crosaire 05 Feb 2019
Skillfully evade
Lose, as a tail USA Today 01 Feb 2019
Avoid; slip one's mind The Telegraph Quick 08 Jan 2019
Get away from
Sidestep
Lose, as a pursuer
Give the slip to
Dodge artfully
Shake off
Slip away from
Manage to avoid
Not get caught by, as a pursuer
Steer clear of
Lose, as a tail
Slip past The Washington Post 23 Dec 2018
Slip past LA Times Daily 23 Dec 2018
Escape or avoid capture by
EU led astray in dodge The Sun Two Speed 06 Dec 2018
Avoid or escape The Sun Two Speed 06 Dec 2018
Oddie's last report of blue duck
Kid, not first daughter, makes escape The Sun Two Speed 27 Nov 2018
Evade or avoid The Sun Two Speed 27 Nov 2018
Avoid artfully The New Yorker 19 Nov 2018
Avoid sneakily
Stay ahead of Wall Street Journal 06 Oct 2018
Flee from Spain after ridiculous duel
Lose, as a tail The Washington Post 23 Sep 2018
Lose, as a tail LA Times Daily 23 Sep 2018
Slip past USA Today 19 Sep 2018
Slip away from Newsday 02 Sep 2018
Evade The Telegraph Quick 21 Aug 2018
Throw off your track Universal 13 Aug 2018
Duck, as a capture Universal 09 Aug 2018
Dodge reckless duel with European The Sun Two Speed 31 Jul 2018
Give the slip to Wall Street Journal 05 Jun 2018
Outwit, as the cops Universal 08 May 2018
Slip past Newsday 08 Apr 2018
Slip away from Universal 27 Mar 2018
Manage to avoid Universal 24 Mar 2018
Skillfully dodge Wall Street Journal 13 Feb 2018
Give the slip New York Times 05 Feb 2018
Give the slip to Newsday 24 Jan 2018
Avoid capture by LA Times Daily 08 Jan 2018
Avoid capture by The Washington Post 08 Jan 2018
Give the slip to
Slip past
Slip past
Lose, as a tail
Outwit, as the cops
Avoid capture by
Duck, as a capture
Give the slip
Stay ahead of
Throw off your track
Escape capture Universal 16 Dec 2017
Shake New York Times 10 Nov 2017
Get by LA Times Daily 14 Oct 2017
Get by The Washington Post 14 Oct 2017
Avoid opening of concert piece, giving piano runs a miss
Cleverly avoid Universal 02 Oct 2017
Escape capture by New York Times 28 Aug 2017
Escape the grasp of Family Time 30 Jul 2017
Get by New York Times 05 Jul 2017
Shake off Newsday 09 Jun 2017
Duck The Chronicle of Higher Education 28 Apr 2017
Escape detection by LA Times Daily 25 Apr 2017
Escape detection by The Washington Post 25 Apr 2017
Escape capture from Universal 22 Apr 2017
Outwit, as a police tail The Washington Post 07 Mar 2017
Outwit, as a police tail LA Times Daily 07 Mar 2017
Escape the clutches of The Washington Post 21 Feb 2017
Escape the notice of The Washington Post 08 Feb 2017
Shake off Universal 06 Feb 2017
Avoid capture by Wall Street Journal 06 Jan 2017
Escape detection by
Get by
Escape capture
Escape capture by
Get by
Shake
Escape capture from
Duck
Outwit, as a posse Universal 12 Dec 2016
Escape from duel rescheduled before start of Easter
Give the slip to the Spanish dude needing no introduction Irish Times Crosaire 02 Dec 2016
Escape from Newsday 27 Nov 2016
Lose in a chase LA Times Daily 21 Aug 2016
Dodge real hurdles on regular basis
Slip the clutches of Universal 06 Aug 2016
Get away from The Guardian Speedy 31 Jul 2016
Dodge, duck Irish Times Simplex 26 Jul 2016
Avoid trailer, shunning publicity
Get away from Newsday 14 Jun 2016
Escape cleverly Newsday 01 May 2016
Escape detection Universal 10 Mar 2016
Lose, in a way New York Times 06 Mar 2016
Avoid detection USA Today 28 Feb 2016
Avoid capture by Universal 16 Feb 2016
Avoid overture, eschewing publicity The Telegraph Cryptic 28 Jan 2016
Shake USA Today 26 Jan 2016
Shake
Slip away from
Slip the clutches of
Lose in a chase
Sidestep Newsday 30 Dec 2015
Escape the notice of USA Today 31 Oct 2015
Outwit, as a detective Universal 22 Oct 2015
Slip away from Premier Sunday 13 Sep 2015
Give the slip Thomas Joseph 02 Sep 2015
Start off trick and escape The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Aug 2015
Artfully dodge Newsday 23 Aug 2015
Circumvent Universal 17 Aug 2015
Slip away USA Today 23 May 2015
Avoid USA Today 15 May 2015
Get around New York Times 03 Apr 2015
Avoid, as capture New York Times 16 Mar 2015
Stay a step ahead of New York Times 21 Feb 2015
Escape the clutches of USA Today 12 Jan 2015
Dodge Newsday 03 Jan 2015
Dodge
Get around
Shake off
Stay a step ahead of
Avoid, as capture
Outwit, as a detective
Avoid
Escape the clutches of
Circumvent
Slip away from
Get away from
Sidestep
Shake off
Evade
Slip away
Escape from
Dodge
Avoid cleverly
Escape the notice of
Artfully dodge
Slip away from
Dodge upcoming timetable missing school
Puzzle introduction needs no PR
Get away from
Avoid capture by
Duck
Give the slip to
Sidestep
Escape cleverly
Slip away from
Circumvent
Avoid skillfully
Lose, as a shadow
Escape the clutches of
Avoid, as a tag
Outwit, in a way
Avoid artfully
Skirt New York Times 26 Jun 2013
Get by
Slip past
Skirt
Shake, as one's tail
Give the slip
Give the slip to
Avoid
Duck
Dodge
Dodge
Give the slip to
Slip past
Duck
Shake, as one's tail
Duck and dodge
Avoid capture by
Give the slip
Sidestep
Get around
Avoid adroitly
Sidestep
Slip away from
Avoid deftly
Escape capture by
Avoid capture by
Avoid
Get away from
Duck
Slip past
Shake
Slip through the clutches of
Escape capture by
Dodge deftly
Shake
Give the slip
Dodge or duck
Cleverly avoid
Give the slip
Avoid capture
Keep away from
Get by, as a defenseman
Get away from
Slip through the clutches of
Get out of sight of
Escape detection of
Duck
Shake, as a tail
Not get caught by
Avoid detection
Cleverly avoid
Stay one step ahead of
Adroitly avoid
Give the runaround
Stay one step ahead
Dodge
Escape the notice of
Get around
Escape from
Throw off
Avoid
Avoid artfully
Escape
Escape by cleverness
Escape the notice of
Evade
Shake, as pursuers
Escape the detection of
Stay ahead of
Avoid adroitly
Slip by
Artfully dodge
Escape
Keep clear of
Avoid or dodge
Escape
Artfully dodge
Duck
Duck
Not occur to
Lose, in a way
Dodge
Give the slip
Evade
Give the slip
Dodge
Manage to avoid
Dodge
Avoid capture by
Outwit, as a posse
Avoid the coppers
Dodge
Shirk
Shake, as pursuers
Shake, in a way
Slip away from
Slip by
Escape detection of
Get away from
Slip through the clutches of
Circumvent
Circumvent
Give the slip to
Give the slip
Slip past
Shake off
Avoid adroitly
Slip by
Slip by
Sidestep
Slip by
Slip through the clutches of
Shake, as pursuers
Give the slip to
Shake off
Shake a pursuer
Get away from
Sidestep
Lose one's tail?
Escape detection
Give the slip
Lose one's tail?
Escape capture by
Lose one's tail?
Escape capture by
Slip by unnoticed
Escape detection
Steer clear of
Escape the pursuit of
Get past
Shake off
Give the slip to
Artfully dodge
Shake
Steer clear of
Shake, as a tail
Dodge
Slip the clutches of
Avoid
Avoid deftly
Escape the detection of
Avoid deftly
Avoid
Escape notice
Slip by
Give the slip to
Circumvent
Get away from
Avoid capture
Escape from
Escape from
Get by
Slip away from
Avoid
Circumvent
Escape
Get around
Slide past the authorities
Avoid being captured by
Give the slip to
Avoid capture by
Duck away from
Slip through one's fingers
Slip away
Escape the clutches of
Shake off
Get away from
Duck
Duck away from
Get around
Shake off
Give the slip to
Escape from
Get past
Dodge
Escape detection of
Stay away from
Slip by
Shake
Duck
Shun
Play hard-to-get
Escape
Escape the understanding of
Avoid capture
Circumvent
Get away
Remain free
Get away
Escape notice
Avoid artfully
Escape
Baffle
Avoid adroitly
Slip away from
Avoid captivity
Duck around
Be evasive
Evade
Foil the posse
Dodge artfully
Foil the dragnet
Outfox, in a way
Avoid by stratagem
Sneak by
Shun
Avoid slyly.
Slip through the fingers of.
Dodge
Dodge.
Baffle pursuit.
Be an artful dodger.
Foil the dragnet.
Give the slip.
Evade.
Foil pursuit.
Slip away.
Avoid by cunning.
Escape the notice of.
Escape by trickery.
Escape from.
Get away from.
Escape.
Slip away from.
Circumvent.
Baffle.
Keep clear of.
Outmaneuver
Avoid.
Shun.
Sidestep.
Get by
Escape the perception of.
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