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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Avoid the clutches of last seen in New York Times puzzle. 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 EVADE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EVADE Avoid the clutches of (5) New York Times Aug 6, 2019
39% ELUDES Avoids the clutches of (6)
3% SKIVE Avoid work (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 20, 2025
3% SHUN Avoid the company of (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 14, 2025
3% CAMERASHY Avoiding the limelight, say (9) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
3% PURSE Clutch, e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
3% ELUDEPRELUDE Manage to avoid the introductory music? (12) Premier Sunday Sep 28, 2025
3% LIETOME "Please avoid brutal honesty!" (7) New York Times Sep 27, 2025
3% MOLAR Roam around clutching left tooth (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
3% OBVIATE Avoid or forestall (a problem) (7) The Times Concise Sep 19, 2025

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