Avoids barbarians after start of skirmish Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHUNS Avoids barbarians after start of skirmish (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 23, 2019
3% TUSSLE Small skirmish (6) USA Today Feb 6, 2026
3% THUG Brute, barbarian (4) The Times Concise Jan 8, 2026
3% BRUTES Barbarians (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
2% SCAM Fiddle starts to sound clearer after maintenance (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 18, 2026
2% SWERVE Avoid a collision, maybe (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 17, 2026
2% BEGIN Start (5) Universal Feb 17, 2026
2% ESCHEWS Deliberately avoids (7) USA Today Feb 16, 2026
2% ASOF Starting (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 16, 2026
2% THEN "After that,..." (4) Newsday Feb 15, 2026

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