Avoid, as capture Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Avoid, as capture featured in New York Times puzzle on January 28, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ELUDE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELUDE Avoid, as capture (5) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
98% EVADE Avoid, as capture (5)
94% ELUDES Avoids, as capture (6) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
90% EVADES Avoids, as capture (6) Premier Sunday Jul 9, 2017
63% ESCAPEKEITH Avoid being captured by guitarist Richards? (11)
9% TOOK Captured (4) New York Times Jan 21, 2026
9% TAKEN Captured (5) The Times Concise Dec 12, 2025
8% SHUN Avoid (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 22, 2026
8% RETAKEN Captured anew (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 17, 2026
8% NAB Capture, as a suspect (3)

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