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
91% DIRECT Unlike someone who beats around the bush (6) USA Today Aug 23, 2025
80% REACTIONGIF Speechless Nathan Fillion, e,g, (11) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
80% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
80% BEAT "Don't ___ around the bush" (4)
80% HEDGES Beats around the bush ? or bushes (6) New York Times Dec 11, 2022
77% GETTHEPOINT Not beat around the bush (11) New York Times Nov 7, 2024
77% WAFFLE Beat around the bush (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 27, 2021
77% EVADE Beat around the bush (5) Universal Oct 14, 2018
77% VAGUE Beating around the bush (5) USA Today Sep 4, 2018

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