Beating around the bush, e.g. Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Beating around the bush, e.g. last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EVASION.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EVASION Beating around the bush, e.g. (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2023
95% DIRECT Unlike someone who beats around the bush (6) USA Today Aug 23, 2025
84% BEAT "Don't ___ around the bush" (4)
84% HEDGES Beats around the bush ? or bushes (6) New York Times Dec 11, 2022
80% GETTHEPOINT Not beat around the bush (11) New York Times Nov 7, 2024
80% WAFFLE Beat around the bush (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 27, 2021
80% EVADE Beat around the bush (5) Universal Oct 14, 2018
80% VAGUE Beating around the bush (5) USA Today Sep 4, 2018
80% PROWL Beat around the bush? (5) New York Times Aug 30, 2015
80% HEDGE Beat around the bush (5)

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