| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Evaded, with ''out of'' | Newsday | 19 Jun 2022 |
| Achieved with deviousness | Wall Street Journal | 14 Dec 2021 |
| Talked evasively | Wall Street Journal | 06 May 2019 |
| Talked evasively | ||
| Evaded, with ''out of'' | Newsday | 18 Nov 2018 |
| Acted evasively | New York Times | 13 Apr 2018 |
| Acted evasively | ||
| Backed (out of), as an obligation | ||
| I always thought he'd __ out on me in fear ... | ||
| I always thought he'd __ out on me in fear ... | ||
| Wriggled (out of) | ||
| Evaded (with "out of") | ||
| Was purposely ambiguous | ||
| __ out of (evaded) | ||
| Reneged with out | ||
| Equivocated |